Salary and cost of living across Tennessee
This page covers 29 Tennessee counties and 36 occupations with published wages. Across all of them the median of the median salaries is $45,570 a year. Each county links to its own list of jobs, with take-home pay and cost-of-living math for every one.
Housing is the biggest difference between places: a one-bedroom Fair Market Rent runs from $761 a month in Campbell County, TN to $1,650 in Davidson County, TN. Among counties with at least 20 listed occupations, Davidson County, TN has the highest median-of-medians pay at $47,485. Maury County, TN has the largest share of occupations (100%) whose take-home pay covers rent, food, energy and gasoline.