Paycheck Atlas

Actors salary in Nashville, TN

The median actors in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN earns $53,082 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,736 a month.

10th percentile
$41,558
25th percentile
$45,386
Median percentile
$53,082
75th percentile
$53,082
90th percentile
$66,373

Based on 150 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$44,831 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,082
Federal income tax−$4,190
Social Security + Medicare−$4,061
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,736
Every two weeks$1,724

Does it go far here?

$55,100Median pay in Nashville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,528 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Nashville, TN

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$295,640
Chief Executives$218,190
Dentists, General$215,290
Nurse Anesthetists$211,450
Family Medicine Physicians$211,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,970
Architectural and Engineering Managers$159,720
Financial Managers$156,860

All actors salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee