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Lighting Technicians salary in Nashville, TN

The median lighting technicians in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN earns $62,790 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,386 a month.

10th percentile
$45,110
25th percentile
$45,760
Median percentile
$62,790
75th percentile
$132,210
90th percentile
$143,000

Based on 160 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

$52,632 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,790
Federal income tax−$5,355
Social Security + Medicare−$4,803
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,386
Every two weeks$2,024

Does it go far here?

$65,177Median pay in Nashville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
35%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 lighting technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee