Telemarketers pay range in Nashville
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $23,610 a year or less, while the top 10% make $50,870 or more. The middle half of telemarketers in Nashville earn between $23,610 and $37,740.
- $24K10th
- $24K25th
- $32KMedian
- $38K75th
- $51K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $34,110 | $2,842 | $16.40 |
| Median | $32,170 | $2,681 | $15.47 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $23,610 | $1,968 | $11.35 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $37,740 | $3,145 | $18.14 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Telemarketers salary after taxes in Nashville
On the average salary of $34,110, a single filer in Nashville takes home about $29,587 a year, or $2,466 a month and $1,138 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is Nashville a good place for telemarketers? 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 $34,110 buys what about $35,407 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Nashville ($50,390). A typical home costs $455,958, or 13.4 years of this average salary before tax.
Telemarketers salary in other Tennessee cities
Nashville ranks 1st of 4 Tennessee metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.
Highest-paying cities for telemarketers
Waterbury, CT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($56,790).
- Waterbury, CT$56,790
- Denver, CO$54,280
- Colorado Springs, CO$51,110
- Springfield, IL$51,060
- Charlotte, NC$50,500
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Telemarketers salary in Nashville: questions
How much do telemarketers make an hour in Nashville?
$16.40 an hour on average, and $15.47 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level telemarketers salary in Nashville?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $23,610 a year and the 25th percentile is $23,610, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the telemarketers take-home pay in Nashville?
About $29,587 a year ($2,466 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $34,110. Tennessee has no state income tax.
Do telemarketers earn more in Nashville than elsewhere?
The average here is 10% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($37,731).
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 41-9041; area Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (34980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 10.8%.
- 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 1.82, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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