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Helpers--Carpenters salary in Nashville, TN

The median helpers--carpenters in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN earns $44,080 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,133 a month.

10th percentile
$33,410
25th percentile
$37,350
Median percentile
$44,080
75th percentile
$47,660
90th percentile
$59,800

Based on 220 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

$37,598 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,080
Federal income tax−$3,110
Social Security + Medicare−$3,372
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,133
Every two weeks$1,446

Does it go far here?

$45,756Median pay in Nashville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
49%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 helpers--carpenters salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee