Paycheck Atlas

Civil Engineers salary in Nashville, TN

The median civil engineers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN earns $98,650 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,519 a month.

10th percentile
$66,440
25th percentile
$78,580
Median percentile
$98,650
75th percentile
$124,190
90th percentile
$160,800

Based on 2,090 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

$78,230 take-home a year
Gross pay$98,650
Federal income tax−$12,873
Social Security + Medicare−$7,547
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$6,519
Every two weeks$3,009

Does it go far here?

$102,400Median pay in Nashville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
23%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 civil engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee