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Salaries & Cost of Living in Macon County, TN

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

Jobs listed
43
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
Median of medians
$46,190
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$914
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
43 of 43
Household income
$59,177
Census median per year
Property tax
$874
Census median per year

Pay and cost of living in Macon County, TN

Macon County, TN is part of the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN labor market, and this page summarizes 43 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $46,190 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Financial Managers at $156,860, and the lowest is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $29,150.

A one-bedroom apartment in Macon County, TN has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $914 a month and a two-bedroom $995. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $17,563 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $47,306 a year, and every one of the 43 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Macon County, TN or against other counties.

Housing, taxes and commute in Macon County, TN

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

Median household income in Macon County, TN is $59,177, 15% below the Tennessee median of $69,595 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($10,968) equals 18.5% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $46,190, is 22% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.

Homeowners in Macon County, TN pay a median of $874 a year in real estate taxes, 39% below the Tennessee median of $1,442. With a median home value of $225,700, 21% below the Tennessee median of $286,700, the ratio of the two medians is 0.39% a year.

Renters in Macon County, TN pay a median gross rent of $846 a month in the Census survey, 29% below the Tennessee median of $1,189. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $914; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.

Workers in Macon County, TN who travel to a workplace spend an average of 34.8 minutes each way, 35% above the Tennessee average of 25.7. 5.7% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.

All jobs in Macon County, TN, highest paying first

Showing 1–43 of 43.

Occupations in Macon County, TN ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Financial Managers$156,860$118,147$8,382
2Software Developers$126,610$97,471$6,659
3General and Operations Managers$119,990$92,946$6,282
4Management Analysts$102,640$80,758$5,266
5Project Management Specialists$85,990$69,045$4,290
6Registered Nurses$84,040$67,673$4,176
7First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$78,830$64,008$3,870
8Accountants and Auditors$78,080$63,480$3,826
9First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$73,060$59,949$3,532
10Human Resources Specialists$67,380$55,953$3,199
11Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$64,710$54,074$3,043
12Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$63,800$53,392$2,986
13Electricians$63,340$53,022$2,955
14Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$62,930$52,693$2,927
15Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,460$51,512$2,829
16Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,630$50,845$2,773
17Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$56,400$47,446$2,490
18First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$51,990$43,902$2,195
19Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,810$42,954$2,116
20Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$49,000$41,500$1,995
21Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,780$41,323$1,980
22Construction Laborers$46,190$39,242$1,807
23First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$45,630$38,792$1,769
24Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,570$38,744$1,765
25Customer Service Representatives$45,510$38,696$1,761
26Light Truck Drivers$44,970$38,262$1,725
27Medical Assistants$44,620$37,981$1,701
28Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$44,600$37,965$1,700
29Office Clerks, General$43,860$37,370$1,651
30Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,790$34,100$1,378
31Nursing Assistants$39,510$33,875$1,359
32Stockers and Order Fillers$38,190$32,814$1,271
33Cooks, Restaurant$38,170$32,798$1,270
34Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$37,910$32,589$1,252
35Security Guards$37,010$31,866$1,192
36Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,130$31,159$1,133
37Food Preparation Workers$34,640$29,962$1,033
38Retail Salespersons$34,420$29,785$1,018
39Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,380$29,753$1,016
40Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$32,620$28,339$898
41Cashiers$30,570$26,692$761
42Waiters and Waitresses$29,390$25,743$682
43Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,150$25,551$666