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Butchers and Meat Cutters salary in Nashville, TN

The median butchers and meat cutters in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN earns $44,010 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,129 a month.

10th percentile
$35,840
25th percentile
$40,740
Median percentile
$44,010
75th percentile
$47,130
90th percentile
$48,200

Based on 920 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

$37,542 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,010
Federal income tax−$3,101
Social Security + Medicare−$3,367
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,129
Every two weeks$1,444

Does it go far here?

$45,683Median pay in Nashville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
49%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
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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 butchers and meat cutters salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee