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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Nashville, TN

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN earns $60,550 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,236 a month.

10th percentile
$46,320
25th percentile
$51,440
Median percentile
$60,550
75th percentile
$76,200
90th percentile
$87,680

Based on 1,940 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

$50,832 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,550
Federal income tax−$5,086
Social Security + Medicare−$4,632
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,236
Every two weeks$1,955

Does it go far here?

$62,852Median pay in Nashville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
36%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 educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee