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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Nashville, TN

The median fast food and counter workers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN earns $29,150 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,134 a month.

10th percentile
$22,280
25th percentile
$26,790
Median percentile
$29,150
75th percentile
$31,560
90th percentile
$36,200

Based on 28,680 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

$25,602 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,150
Federal income tax−$1,318
Social Security + Medicare−$2,230
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,134
Every two weeks$985

Does it go far here?

$30,258Median pay in Nashville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
72%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 fast food and counter workers salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee