H-1B salaries in Nashville, TN

Based on 5,115 certified H-1B filings in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$107,432
Middle 50%$89.5k–$134k
vs. national median−12%comparison median $122,699
Filings5,115FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $54,147 and $250,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$73,839
25th$89,500
50th (median)$107,432
75th$134,014
90th$156,683

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $83,200 (2,980 filings) FY2021: median $87,163 (2,751 filings) FY2022: median $94,286 (3,302 filings) FY2023: median $94,371 (2,676 filings) FY2024: median $100,000 (2,765 filings) FY2025: median $106,200 (3,013 filings) FY2026: median $108,000 (2,102 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2,980 filings FY20 FY2021: 2,751 filings FY21 FY2022: 3,302 filings FY22 FY2023: 2,676 filings FY23 FY2024: 2,765 filings FY24 FY2025: 3,013 filings FY25 FY2026: 2,102 filings FY26 3,302
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$83,200$72,488$100,0002,980
FY2021$87,163$77,605$107,0452,751
FY2022$94,286$79,000$111,3173,302
FY2023$94,371$80,000$118,2472,676
FY2024$100,000$83,300$125,2002,765
FY2025$106,200$87,400$133,2093,013
FY2026$108,000$91,400$136,8002,102

Cost of living

Nashville's median H-1B salary of $107,432 is worth about $111,500 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,650Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,798Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)96.3Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$111,500Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesTN: noneSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$121,5001,720
Systems Engineer / Architect$90,168484
Data Scientist$100,000338
QA Engineer$93,454289
Systems Analyst$93,192220
IT Manager$155,480195
Industrial Engineer$103,760126
Database Administrator$110,000105
Data Engineer$127,40094
Programmer Analyst$104,87784
Supply Chain Manager$125,25080
Logistician$86,03977
Operations Research Analyst$100,00075
Project Manager$104,10074
Mechanical Engineer$95,00071

By job title

Solutions Architect$140.9k · 54 .NET Developer$116.4k · 34 Product Manager$124.5k · 34 Full Stack Developer$106k · 31 DevOps Engineer$104k · 27 Java Developer$104k · 26 Cloud Engineer$122.1k · 23 Salesforce Developer$105k · 15 SAP Consultant$98.9k · 15 Systems Engineer$89.5k · 14 Site Reliability Engineer$141k · 12

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Nashville, TN. Figure: median salary · filings.