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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in Nashville, TN

The median dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN earns $29,520 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,158 a month.

10th percentile
$21,390
25th percentile
$23,260
Median percentile
$29,520
75th percentile
$36,410
90th percentile
$38,780

Based on 3,990 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

$25,899 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,520
Federal income tax−$1,362
Social Security + Medicare−$2,258
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,158
Every two weeks$996

Does it go far here?

$30,642Median pay in Nashville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
71%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 dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee