Paycheck Atlas

Anthropologists and Archeologists salary in Nashville, TN

The median anthropologists and archeologists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN earns $60,780 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,251 a month.

10th percentile
$46,360
25th percentile
$46,480
Median percentile
$60,780
75th percentile
$78,480
90th percentile
$103,630

Based on 40 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

$51,017 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,780
Federal income tax−$5,114
Social Security + Medicare−$4,650
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,251
Every two weeks$1,962

Does it go far here?

$63,090Median pay in Nashville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
36%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 anthropologists and archeologists salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee