Medical Scientist salary in Nashville, TN

Based on 42 certified H-1B filings in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Franklin.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$72,583
Middle 50%$65.2k–$80.3k
vs. national median−4%comparison median $75,324
Filings42FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $57,043 and $177,850.
PercentileSalary
10th$59,632
25th$65,160
50th (median)$72,583
75th$80,307
90th$100,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $60,674 (41 filings) FY2021: median $58,672 (32 filings) FY2022: median $60,000 (32 filings) FY2023: median $72,583 (30 filings) FY2024: median $72,250 (22 filings) FY2025: median $70,000 (25 filings) FY2026: median $75,141 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 41 filings FY20 FY2021: 32 filings FY21 FY2022: 32 filings FY22 FY2023: 30 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 25 filings FY25 FY2026: 17 filings FY26 41
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$60,674$54,345$64,00041
FY2021$58,672$56,971$62,88332
FY2022$60,000$56,534$76,25032
FY2023$72,583$61,518$72,58330
FY2024$72,250$66,671$72,59622
FY2025$70,000$61,005$77,00025
FY2026$75,141$72,583$86,47917

Cost of living

Nashville's median Medical Scientist salary of $72,583 is worth about $75,300 at national average prices.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Vanderbilt University Medical Center$73,95324
Vanderbilt University$68,91218

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $67,824 27
Mid-level · Level II $72,583 11
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$56,368$67,82427
Mid-level · Level II$68,182$72,58311

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.