Financial Analyst salary in Nashville, TN

Based on 37 certified H-1B filings in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brentwood, Franklin, Nashvile, Thompsons Station.

Also listed as: Investment Analyst

Median salary$95,000
Middle 50%$85k–$120k
vs. national median−31%comparison median $137,500
Filings37FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $51,728 and $197,400.
PercentileSalary
10th$74,434
25th$85,000
50th (median)$95,000
75th$120,000
90th$130,720

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $70,500 (28 filings) FY2021: median $72,384 (19 filings) FY2022: median $86,486 (21 filings) FY2023: median $80,000 (23 filings) FY2024: median $85,000 (15 filings) FY2025: median $85,000 (19 filings) FY2026: median $103,375 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 28 filings FY20 FY2021: 19 filings FY21 FY2022: 21 filings FY22 FY2023: 23 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 18 filings FY26 28
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$70,500$62,670$90,08528
FY2021$72,384$59,104$89,14819
FY2022$86,486$83,640$109,00021
FY2023$80,000$75,564$96,71723
FY2024$85,000$79,564$128,62515
FY2025$85,000$78,657$116,59719
FY2026$103,375$90,000$120,90018

Cost of living

Nashville's median Financial Analyst salary of $95,000 is worth about $98,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Nashville = 96.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Financial and Investment Analysts in the Nashville, TN area earned a median of $97,490 in May 2025 (2,380 employed). The H-1B median here is $95,000, 3% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
AllianceBernstein L.P.too few9
UBStoo few4
Amazontoo few3
Healthcare Realty Trusttoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II $90,000 16
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$85,051$90,00016

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.