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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in Nashville, TN

The median child, family, and school social workers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN earns $55,630 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,907 a month.

10th percentile
$40,750
25th percentile
$47,810
Median percentile
$55,630
75th percentile
$64,080
90th percentile
$75,440

Based on 2,240 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

$46,879 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,630
Federal income tax−$4,496
Social Security + Medicare−$4,256
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,907
Every two weeks$1,803

Does it go far here?

$57,745Median pay in Nashville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
39%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 child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee