Sales Engineer salary in Nashville, TN

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Franklin, Smyrna, Goodlettsville, Brentwood.

Also listed as: Solutions Engineer

Median salary$129,225
Middle 50%$100.1k–$149.7k
vs. national median−12%comparison median $146,888
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $76,632 and $192,968.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,030
25th$100,106
50th (median)$129,225
75th$149,730
90th$188,388

Cost of living

Nashville's median Sales Engineer salary of $129,225 is worth about $134,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Sales Engineers in the Nashville, TN area earned a median of $121,980 in May 2025 (210 employed). The H-1B median here is $129,225, 6% higher.

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
Schneider Electrictoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.