Physician salary in Nashville, TN

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mount Juliet, Springfield, Lebanon.

Median salary$81,732
Middle 50%$73.9k–$217.9k
vs. national median−67%comparison median $247,000
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,228 and $1,365,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$72,450
25th$73,899
50th (median)$81,732
75th$217,928
90th$326,601

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $135k $220k FY2021: median $63,220 (13 filings) FY2022: median $74,654 (25 filings) FY2024: median $208,686 (15 filings) FY2025: median $81,732 (14 filings) FY2026: median $82,564 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 25 filings FY22 FY2023: 6 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 25
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–––8
FY2021$63,220$60,204$67,33513
FY2022$74,654$62,009$208,00025
FY2023–––6
FY2024$208,686$77,794$239,20015
FY2025$81,732$72,954$212,16014
FY2026$82,564$74,546$245,00010

Cost of living

Nashville's median Physician salary of $81,732 is worth about $84,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Nashville, TN area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025 (2,490 employed). The H-1B median here is $81,732, 72% 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
Vanderbilt University Medical Center$77,04816
Department of Veteran Affairstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $77,048 14
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III – 0
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$62,566$77,04814

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.