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Salaries & Cost of Living in Cheatham County, TN

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 43 occupations in Cheatham County, TN.

Jobs listed
43
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
Median of medians
$46,190
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,650
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
95%
41 of 43
Household income
$89,852
Census median per year
Property tax
$1,582
Census median per year

Pay and cost of living in Cheatham County, TN

Across the 43 occupations we cover in Cheatham County, TN, the middle median salary is $46,190 a year. Pay runs from $29,150 for Fast Food and Counter Workers up to $156,860 for Financial Managers, a spread of $127,710. Wages come from the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN survey area.

A one-bedroom apartment in Cheatham County, TN has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,650 a month and a two-bedroom $1,798. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $26,395 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $47,306 a year, and 41 of the 43 occupations listed here (95%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.

Housing, taxes and commute in Cheatham County, TN

The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Cheatham County, TN, set beside the Tennessee and national medians.

Median household income in Cheatham County, TN is $89,852, 29% above the Tennessee median of $69,595 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($19,800) equals 22.0% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $46,190, is 49% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.

Homeowners in Cheatham County, TN pay a median of $1,582 a year in real estate taxes, 10% above the Tennessee median of $1,442. With a median home value of $338,700, 18% above the Tennessee median of $286,700, the ratio of the two medians is 0.47% a year.

Renters in Cheatham County, TN pay a median gross rent of $1,345 a month in the Census survey, 13% above the Tennessee median of $1,189. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,650; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.

Workers in Cheatham County, TN who travel to a workplace spend an average of 33.5 minutes each way, 30% above the Tennessee average of 25.7. 13.7% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.

All jobs in Cheatham County, TN, highest paying first

Showing 1–43 of 43.

Occupations in Cheatham County, TN ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Financial Managers$156,860$118,147$7,646
2Software Developers$126,610$97,471$5,923
3General and Operations Managers$119,990$92,946$5,546
4Management Analysts$102,640$80,758$4,530
5Project Management Specialists$85,990$69,045$3,554
6Registered Nurses$84,040$67,673$3,440
7First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$78,830$64,008$3,134
8Accountants and Auditors$78,080$63,480$3,090
9First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$73,060$59,949$2,796
10Human Resources Specialists$67,380$55,953$2,463
11Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$64,710$54,074$2,307
12Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$63,800$53,392$2,250
13Electricians$63,340$53,022$2,219
14Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$62,930$52,693$2,191
15Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,460$51,512$2,093
16Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,630$50,845$2,037
17Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$56,400$47,446$1,754
18First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$51,990$43,902$1,459
19Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,810$42,954$1,380
20Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$49,000$41,500$1,259
21Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,780$41,323$1,244
22Construction Laborers$46,190$39,242$1,071
23First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$45,630$38,792$1,033
24Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,570$38,744$1,029
25Customer Service Representatives$45,510$38,696$1,025
26Light Truck Drivers$44,970$38,262$989
27Medical Assistants$44,620$37,981$965
28Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$44,600$37,965$964
29Office Clerks, General$43,860$37,370$915
30Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,790$34,100$642
31Nursing Assistants$39,510$33,875$623
32Stockers and Order Fillers$38,190$32,814$535
33Cooks, Restaurant$38,170$32,798$534
34Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$37,910$32,589$516
35Security Guards$37,010$31,866$456
36Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,130$31,159$397
37Food Preparation Workers$34,640$29,962$297
38Retail Salespersons$34,420$29,785$282
39Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,380$29,753$280
40Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$32,620$28,339$162
41Cashiers$30,570$26,692$25
42Waiters and Waitresses$29,390$25,743−$54
43Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,150$25,551−$70