Retention Specialist Salary in Nashville, TN

How much does a Retention Specialist make in Nashville, TN?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Retention Specialist in Nashville, TN is $55,347. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $51,462 to $61,022, with most professionals earning between $47,925 and $66,189.

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Provides individual advising to students regarding university policies, registration, withdrawal, graduation, financial aid, general education, advising and other issues typical of university life.

December 23, 2022

Complete Serious Incident Reports before end of shift and give them to community support specialist supervisor within 24 hours.

January 30, 2023

Manage data related to retention, graduation rates, and outreach tracking.

February 09, 2023

Follow up with customers to assure satisfaction, respond to queries, solicit further sales, and solve or refer problems.

February 26, 2023

Participates and supports job placement activities including providing necessary services, including interview coaching, formulating realistic career goals,assistance with appropriate dress and behaviorsand timelines in their employability plan to achieve employment/career goals.

March 12, 2023

Assist students in gaining knowledge of various academic programs, and guide them in selecting a program of study compatible with their career interest/goals.

April 18, 2023

Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively and professionally at all levels of internal and external clients (business, creative, medical, and technical contacts at all levels).

May 04, 2023

Develop and maintain contact with workforce interns, employed clients and supervisors of working clients, to ensure implementation of all job search activities and management of any and all challenges that clients might face in retaining employment, by providing necessary supportive services.

May 09, 2023

Review credit checks, assist in course selection, oversee degree progress, and assist with procedural steps as needed (appeals, grade change requests, off-campus classes requests, etc.

May 10, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Retention Specialist in Nashville, TN

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55347

Average Total Cash Compensation

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74797

62160

What is the average salary for Retention Specialist in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Retention Specialist in Nashville, TN. The base salary for Retention Specialist ranges from $51,462 to $61,022 with the average base salary of $55,347. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $55,571 to $74,797 with the average total cash compensation of $62,160.

View Average Salary for Retention Specialist as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$55,347	$51,462 - $61,022
Bonus	$6,812	$4,109 - $13,775
Total Pay	$62,160	$55,571 - $74,797

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Retention Specialist Salary Near Nashville, TN

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Nashville, TN
CITY, STATE Hendersonville, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $51,386 - $60,932	COMPARE TO Nashville, TN
CITY, STATE Franklin, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $51,283 - $60,810	COMPARE TO Nashville, TN
CITY, STATE Murfreesboro, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $51,083 - $60,572	COMPARE TO Nashville, TN
CITY, STATE Clarksville, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $48,958 - $58,052	COMPARE TO Nashville, TN
CITY, STATE Bowling Green, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $49,337 - $58,502	COMPARE TO Nashville, TN
CITY, STATE Hopkinsville, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $48,789 - $57,853	COMPARE TO Nashville, TN

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About Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee. The city is the county seat of Davidson County and is located on the Cumberland River. The city's population ranks 24th in the U.S. According to 2017 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, the total consolidated city-county population stood at 691,243. The "balance" population, which excludes semi-independent municipalities within Davidson County, was 667,560 in 2017. Located in northern Middle Tennessee, Nashville is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in Tennessee. The 2017 population of the entire 14-...

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