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Salaries & Cost of Living in Sumner County, TN

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 29 occupations in Sumner County, TN.

Jobs listed
29
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
Median of medians
$45,630
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,650
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
93%
27 of 29
Household income
$90,301
Census median per year
Property tax
$1,987
Census median per year

Pay and cost of living in Sumner County, TN

Sumner County, TN is part of the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN labor market, and this page summarizes 29 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $45,630 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is General and Operations Managers at $119,990, and the lowest is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $29,150.

A one-bedroom apartment in Sumner 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 $43,748 a year, and 27 of the 29 occupations listed here (93%) earn 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 Sumner County, TN or against other counties.

Housing, taxes and commute in Sumner County, TN

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

Median household income in Sumner County, TN is $90,301, 30% above the Tennessee median of $69,595 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($19,800) equals 21.9% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $45,630, is 49% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.

Homeowners in Sumner County, TN pay a median of $1,987 a year in real estate taxes, 38% above the Tennessee median of $1,442. With a median home value of $393,100, 37% above the Tennessee median of $286,700, the ratio of the two medians is 0.51% a year.

Renters in Sumner County, TN pay a median gross rent of $1,424 a month in the Census survey, 20% 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 Sumner County, TN who travel to a workplace spend an average of 29.0 minutes each way, 13% above the Tennessee average of 25.7. 16.2% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.

All jobs in Sumner County, TN, highest paying first

Showing 1–29 of 29.

Occupations in Sumner County, TN ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1General and Operations Managers$119,990$92,946$5,546
2Project Management Specialists$85,990$69,045$3,554
3Registered Nurses$84,040$67,673$3,440
4Accountants and Auditors$78,080$63,480$3,090
5First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$73,060$59,949$2,796
6Human Resources Specialists$67,380$55,953$2,463
7Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$62,930$52,693$2,191
8Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,460$51,512$2,093
9Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,630$50,845$2,037
10Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$56,400$47,446$1,754
11Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,810$42,954$1,380
12Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$49,000$41,500$1,259
13Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,780$41,323$1,244
14Construction Laborers$46,190$39,242$1,071
15First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$45,630$38,792$1,033
16Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,570$38,744$1,029
17Customer Service Representatives$45,510$38,696$1,025
18Light Truck Drivers$44,970$38,262$989
19Office Clerks, General$43,860$37,370$915
20Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,790$34,100$642
21Stockers and Order Fillers$38,190$32,814$535
22Cooks, Restaurant$38,170$32,798$534
23Security Guards$37,010$31,866$456
24Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,130$31,159$397
25Retail Salespersons$34,420$29,785$282
26Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,380$29,753$280
27Cashiers$30,570$26,692$25
28Waiters and Waitresses$29,390$25,743−$54
29Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,150$25,551−$70