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Cooks, Short Order salary in Nashville, TN

The median cooks, short order in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN earns $37,830 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,715 a month.

10th percentile
$25,760
25th percentile
$31,300
Median percentile
$37,830
75th percentile
$39,260
90th percentile
$44,060

Based on 600 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

$32,576 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,830
Federal income tax−$2,360
Social Security + Medicare−$2,894
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,715
Every two weeks$1,253

Does it go far here?

$39,268Median pay in Nashville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
56%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 cooks, short order salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee