Salaries in Nashville.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 1.00x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$346,000

Senior VP of Product

Median of All Roles

$138,000

Junior Security Operations Manager

Entry Level

$34,000

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The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Nashville, TN has a cost-of-living index of 1.00x the national average. The highest-paying role is Senior VP of Product at $346,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $138,000. Nashville has diversified well beyond music into healthcare, finance, and technology.

About the Nashville market

Nashville has diversified well beyond music into healthcare, finance, and technology. The city is home to HCA Healthcare and a growing corridor of health tech startups. Nashville's moderate cost of living, combined with Tennessee's lack of state income tax on wages, makes it increasingly popular for corporate relocations and remote workers.

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Top 50 salaries in Nashville

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Senior VP of Product	$346,000	$270,000 – $450,000
2	SVP of Finance	$334,000	$284,000 – $434,000
3	Chief Security Officer	$333,000	$260,000 – $433,000
4	SVP of Engineering	$327,000	$278,000 – $425,000
5	SVP of Data	$327,000	$278,000 – $425,000
6	SVP of Technology	$327,000	$278,000 – $425,000
7	Senior VP of Security	$326,000	$277,000 – $424,000
8	SVP of Product	$321,000	$272,000 – $417,000
9	Senior VP of Design	$319,000	$250,000 – $415,000
10	SVP of AI Innovation	$318,000	$270,000 – $413,000
11	VP of Engineering	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
12	VP of Machine Learning	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
13	VP of Cloud	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
14	VP of Information Security	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
15	VP of Data	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
16	VP of Reliability Engineering	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
17	VP of Quality	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
18	VP of Solutions Engineering	$312,000	$266,000 – $406,000
19	VP of Analytics	$309,000	$263,000 – $402,000
20	VP of Security	$309,000	$263,000 – $402,000
21	VP of Partner Engineering	$309,000	$263,000 – $402,000
22	VP of Network Engineering	$309,000	$263,000 – $402,000
23	VP of Database Engineering	$309,000	$263,000 – $402,000
24	Chief Science Officer	$307,000	$240,000 – $399,000
25	VP of AI Product	$306,000	$261,000 – $398,000
26	CTO	$306,000	$239,000 – $398,000
27	Senior Head of Product	$306,000	$239,000 – $398,000
28	Chief Architect	$306,000	$260,000 – $398,000
29	VP of Support Engineering	$306,000	$261,000 – $398,000
30	VP of AI	$303,000	$258,000 – $394,000
31	VP of Platform Engineering	$303,000	$258,000 – $394,000
32	VP of Security Engineering	$303,000	$258,000 – $394,000
33	VP of Core Engineering	$303,000	$258,000 – $394,000
34	VP of Data Engineering	$300,000	$255,000 – $390,000
35	VP of Infrastructure	$300,000	$255,000 – $390,000
36	VP of Field Engineering	$300,000	$255,000 – $390,000
37	SVP of Strategy	$300,000	$234,000 – $390,000
38	VP of Application Engineering	$300,000	$255,000 – $390,000
39	Chief Risk Officer	$299,000	$233,000 – $388,000
40	Chief AI Officer	$298,000	$221,000 – $384,000
41	Chief Design Officer	$298,000	$232,000 – $388,000
42	Chief Strategy Officer	$298,000	$232,000 – $387,000
43	VP of IT	$297,000	$253,000 – $386,000
44	VP of Information Technology	$297,000	$253,000 – $386,000
45	SVP of Sales	$297,000	$232,000 – $386,000
46	SVP of Marketing	$296,000	$231,000 – $385,000
47	SVP of Business Development	$296,000	$231,000 – $386,000
48	VP of AI Engineering	$294,000	$250,000 – $382,000
49	VP of Mobile	$294,000	$250,000 – $382,000
50	VP of Developer Experience	$294,000	$250,000 – $382,000

Tax considerations

Tennessee has no state income tax on wages or salaries. This gives Nashville workers a meaningful take home advantage over peers in states with 5 to 10% income tax rates.

Negotiating in Nashville

Use the healthcare industry concentration as leverage. Nashville healthcare employers are accustomed to national pay scales and will often match or beat coastal health sector offers.

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