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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary in Nashville, TN

The median airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN earns $143,580 a year, 38% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,117 a month.

10th percentile
$109,760
25th percentile
$124,450
Median percentile
$143,580
75th percentile
$172,390
90th percentile
$179,760

Based on 60 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

$109,403 take-home a year
Gross pay$143,580
Federal income tax−$23,193
Social Security + Medicare−$10,984
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$9,117
Every two weeks$4,208

Does it go far here?

$149,038Median pay in Nashville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
17%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 airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee