Software Engineer salary in Nashville, TN

Based on 1,720 certified H-1B filings in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Franklin, Brentwood, Mount Juliet, Spring Hill, Columbia.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$121,500
Middle 50%$103.3k–$140k
vs. national median−13%comparison median $139,194
Filings1,720FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $81,286 and $190,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$98,862
25th$103,334
50th (median)$121,500
75th$140,000
90th$154,312

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $94,578 (1,246 filings) FY2021: median $95,368 (1,170 filings) FY2022: median $98,000 (1,440 filings) FY2023: median $102,918 (1,049 filings) FY2024: median $110,136 (978 filings) FY2025: median $116,438 (1,014 filings) FY2026: median $122,117 (706 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1,246 filings FY20 FY2021: 1,170 filings FY21 FY2022: 1,440 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,049 filings FY23 FY2024: 978 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,014 filings FY25 FY2026: 706 filings FY26 1,440
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$94,578$80,230$107,2031,246
FY2021$95,368$81,000$110,5731,170
FY2022$98,000$84,864$115,0001,440
FY2023$102,918$85,000$120,9941,049
FY2024$110,136$90,735$129,979978
FY2025$116,438$99,008$134,0141,014
FY2026$122,117$103,382$140,920706

Cost of living

Nashville's median Software Engineer salary of $121,500 is worth about $126,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Nashville, TN area earned a median of $126,610 in May 2025 (7,750 employed). The H-1B median here is $121,500, 4% 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
HCA Management Services$116,438107
Amazon$146,70093
Deloitte$134,01465
UBS$123,00051
Health Care Service$134,01441
Oracle$122,11736
AllianceBernstein L.P.$129,52536
Asurion$155,25036
CitiusTech$100,65034
Tech Mahindra$103,33433

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $85,099 142
Mid-level · Level II $103,335 739
Senior · Level III $122,117 410
Expert · Level IV $140,920 350

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$81,286$85,099142
Mid-level · Level II$98,862$103,335739
Senior · Level III$122,117$122,117410
Expert · Level IV$140,920$140,920350

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.