Accountant salary in Nashville-Murfreesboro, TN

Pay in Nashville-Murfreesboro against Tennessee and the US

The middle half of accountants in Nashville-Murfreesboro earns $65,300–$97,420. The top tenth earns $125,740 or more, 2.3 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.6 times. The mean ($84,930) is 9% over the median, so a group of high earners pulls the average up; price a typical hire from the median. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $32,120 wide, against $32,360 across Tennessee and $42,790 nationally: employers in Nashville-Murfreesboro pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an accountant here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $19,340 over the median, the 25th only $12,780 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $24,955 a year in employer cost. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $83,680 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Nashville-Murfreesboro, and the Tennessee statewide median of $76,840 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Nashville-Murfreesboro

At the $78,080 median, a local hire costs about $100,748 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $22,668 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Nashville-Murfreesboro

Of the 17 roles we track in Nashville-Murfreesboro, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($85,990); marketing specialists come next at $77,240.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #12 of the 17 roles we track in Nashville-Murfreesboro (-6.7%), between payroll specialists (-3.9%) and HR assistants (-9.8%). The typical role here is at -3.3%, so, measured against the US, accountants cost less in Nashville-Murfreesboro than the area's general pay level would suggest. Accountants hold 8.5% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Nashville-Murfreesboro, 7.5% across Tennessee and 9.1% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Tennessee

Across the 14 areas of Tennessee with data for this job, the median runs from $64,710 in Johnson City to $78,080 in Nashville-Murfreesboro, a gap of $13,370 a year. No other area in Tennessee has as many accountants, and all 13 others pay less.

Nashville-Murfreesboro against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Nashville-Murfreesboro is #26 of 521 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, with pay near the middle of the US range. Outside Tennessee, Sebastian-Vero Beach and Hanford-Corcoran pay just above Nashville-Murfreesboro and Grants Pass and Flagstaff just below. All four are within $220 a year of the median in Nashville-Murfreesboro. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, all three pay more.

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