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Speech-Language Pathologists salary in Nashville, TN

The median speech-language pathologists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN earns $83,780 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,647 a month.

10th percentile
$61,190
25th percentile
$65,550
Median percentile
$83,780
75th percentile
$103,780
90th percentile
$112,020

Based on 980 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

$67,769 take-home a year
Gross pay$83,780
Federal income tax−$9,602
Social Security + Medicare−$6,409
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,647
Every two weeks$2,607

Does it go far here?

$86,965Median pay in Nashville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
27%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 speech-language pathologists salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee