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Correctional Officers and Jailers salary in Nashville, TN

The median correctional officers and jailers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN earns $50,940 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,593 a month.

10th percentile
$44,520
25th percentile
$46,750
Median percentile
$50,940
75th percentile
$58,740
90th percentile
$61,160

Based on 2,040 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

$43,110 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,940
Federal income tax−$3,933
Social Security + Medicare−$3,897
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,593
Every two weeks$1,658

Does it go far here?

$52,876Median pay in Nashville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
43%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 correctional officers and jailers salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee