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Database Architects salary in Nashville, TN

The median database architects in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN earns $121,730 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,872 a month.

10th percentile
$78,560
25th percentile
$84,500
Median percentile
$121,730
75th percentile
$141,270
90th percentile
$177,110

Based on 300 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

$94,467 take-home a year
Gross pay$121,730
Federal income tax−$17,951
Social Security + Medicare−$9,312
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$7,872
Every two weeks$3,633

Does it go far here?

$126,357Median pay in Nashville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
19%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 database architects salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee