SOC 25-3021 · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro

Self-Enrichment Teachers Salary in Nashville, TN

The average salary for self-enrichment teachers in Nashville, Tennessee is $47,780 a year ($22.97 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $38,730: half of the 1,260 people in this job in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

$47,780average per year

$22.97 / hourMedian $38,730Take-home ≈ $40,571

  • $28K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $78K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,260people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#2 of 7Tennessee metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Self-Enrichment Teachers pay range in Nashville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,090 a year or less, while the top 10% make $77,650 or more. The middle half of self-enrichment teachers in Nashville earn between $33,780 and $52,450.

  • $28K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $78K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$47,780$3,982$22.97
Median$38,730$3,228$18.62
Entry level (25th percentile)$33,780$2,815$16.24
Experienced (75th percentile)$52,450$4,371$25.22

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Self-Enrichment Teachers pay in Nashville vs. Tennessee and the U.S.

Self-enrichment teachers in Nashville earn about the same as the Tennessee average ($46,410) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($54,740). At the median the gap is -17% against the U.S. median of $46,800.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Nashville$47,780$38,730$28,090$77,6501,260
Tennessee$46,410$38,730$23,740$76,7303,530
United States$54,740$46,800$30,050$92,840332,110

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Self-Enrichment Teachers salary after taxes in Nashville

On the average salary of $47,780, a single filer in Nashville takes home about $40,571 a year, or $3,381 a month and $1,560 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Nashville a good place for self-enrichment teachers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Nashville area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.3), so the average $47,780 buys what about $49,596 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Nashville ($50,390). A typical home costs $455,958, or 9.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Self-Enrichment Teachers salary in other Tennessee cities

Nashville ranks 2nd of 7 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Chattanooga pays the most ($47,860).

All Self-Enrichment Teachers salaries in Tennessee

Highest-paying cities for self-enrichment teachers

El Centro, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($91,220).

Self-Enrichment Teachers salary by city

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Self-Enrichment Teachers salary in Nashville: questions

How much do self-enrichment teachers make an hour in Nashville?

$22.97 an hour on average, and $18.62 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level self-enrichment teachers salary in Nashville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,090 a year and the 25th percentile is $33,780, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the self-enrichment teachers take-home pay in Nashville?

About $40,571 a year ($3,381 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $47,780. Tennessee has no state income tax.

Do self-enrichment teachers earn more in Nashville than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-3021; area Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (34980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.54, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.54).

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