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Power Plant Operators salary in Nashville, TN

The median power plant operators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN earns $105,370 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,913 a month.

10th percentile
$71,240
25th percentile
$95,800
Median percentile
$105,370
75th percentile
$115,920
90th percentile
$119,080

Based on 80 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

$82,958 take-home a year
Gross pay$105,370
Federal income tax−$14,351
Social Security + Medicare−$8,061
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$6,913
Every two weeks$3,191

Does it go far here?

$109,375Median pay in Nashville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
22%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 power plant operators salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee