Nashville, TN · 2025 pay · 76 people
How much does a program manager make in Nashville, TN?
$77,434typical pay for a program manager in 2025
$67,350 – $82,398what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 4.7% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Metro Nashville · Matches the agency's latest release · nashville.gov ↗
Where program managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Program Manager 140 people$72,971
- Program Manager 236 people$81,725
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Program Supervisor$63,456 (everyone)
- Program Manager (this page)$77,434 (everyone)
Highest-paid program managers, 2025
- 1Amanda D HowseProgram Manager 2 · Metro Nashville$93,056
- 2Shelley P SpurlockProgram Manager 2 · Metro Nashville$93,035
- 3Patricia S HayesProgram Manager 2 · Metro Nashville$93,020
- 4Jennifer P SmithProgram Manager 2 · Metro Nashville$92,193
- 5Nikita L. CousinProgram Manager 2 · Metro Nashville$92,065
Common questions
How much does a program manager make in Nashville, TN?
The typical program manager was paid $77,434 in 2025; most earned between $67,350 and $82,398. This counts all 76 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.7% of all pay for program managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Program Manager, at any level (for example "Program Manager 1"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this