Bottom quarter
$75K
Urban Planner Salary in Nashville
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median
$88K
Top quarter
$104K
Top 10%
$121K
Adjusted for Nashville at 1.01× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Urban Planner in Nashville pulls a median of $87,870 at mid-career, with a top-quartile band reaching $104,030 and the top 10% at $121,200. Nashville's cost-of-living tilt is 1.01× — the band reflects that. $104,030 is what top-quartile Urban Planner pay looks like in Nashville. Don't undersell.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$104,030 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$95,950 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$87,870 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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