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Librarians and Media Collections Specialists salary in Nashville, TN

The median librarians and media collections specialists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN earns $64,830 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,523 a month.

10th percentile
$46,130
25th percentile
$58,370
Median percentile
$64,830
75th percentile
$77,690
90th percentile
$82,960

Based on 830 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

$54,271 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,830
Federal income tax−$5,600
Social Security + Medicare−$4,959
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,523
Every two weeks$2,087

Does it go far here?

$67,294Median pay in Nashville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
34%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 librarians and media collections specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee