Nashville

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metropolitan area. 21 published occupation pages; regional price parity 96.3 (US = 100).

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · 21 occupations

Table 1 — By occupation

What Nashville pays

Median annual pay for every published occupation in the metro, exactly as released.

Occupation	Median	Employment
General and Operations Managers	$119,990	23,820
Registered Nurses	$84,040	25,100
Accountants and Auditors	$78,080	11,290
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$73,060	17,890
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$60,630	18,860
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$50,810	13,790
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$49,000	12,100
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$48,780	11,040
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$45,570	12,970
Customer Service Representatives	$45,510	20,770
Light Truck Drivers	$44,970	11,940
Office Clerks, General	$43,860	16,770
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$39,790	33,120
Stockers and Order Fillers	$38,190	20,090
Cooks, Restaurant	$38,170	10,420
Security Guards	$37,010	10,710
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,130	9,940
Retail Salespersons	$34,420	28,580
Cashiers	$30,570	18,270
Waiters and Waitresses	$29,390	19,490
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$29,150	28,680

Sources

Wage data: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.

Medians are reported exactly as released. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.