High paying business and finance jobs in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN run 3.7% below the national average (2024), so a Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN salary is worth about 1.04× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · Employed

1Management Analysts$102,640
Bachelor's degree
$65,580 – $172,1706,270
2Financial and Investment Analysts$97,490
Bachelor's degree
$57,710 – $131,9602,380
3Personal Financial Advisors$91,040
Bachelor's degree
$47,510 – $409,3401,710
4Budget Analysts$86,530
Bachelor's degree
$63,920 – $135,450440
5Project Management Specialists$85,990
Bachelor's degree
$57,390 – $136,4707,950
6Cost Estimators$81,300
Bachelor's degree
$47,400 – $127,7701,570
7Insurance Underwriters$79,870
Bachelor's degree
$50,600 – $123,230620
8Credit Analysts$78,410
Bachelor's degree
$57,270 – $141,360510
9Accountants and Auditors$78,080
Bachelor's degree
$53,650 – $125,74011,290
10Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,070 – $109,4703,390
11Logisticians$77,610
Bachelor's degree
$45,550 – $132,9001,580
12Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$77,240
Bachelor's degree
$44,440 – $184,9905,510
13Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,400
Bachelor's degree
$46,350 – $134,7204,020
14Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes$75,390
Bachelor's degree
$44,540 – $159,630630
15Financial Specialists, All Other$71,280
Bachelor's degree
$47,060 – $133,620970
16Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$70,680
Bachelor's degree
$47,850 – $96,450810
17Buyers and Purchasing Agents$68,130
Bachelor's degree
$44,500 – $109,9903,660
18Human Resources Specialists$67,380
Bachelor's degree
$48,380 – $113,3408,210
19Training and Development Specialists$66,130
Bachelor's degree
$40,750 – $120,7003,160
20Property Appraisers and Assessors$66,100
Bachelor's degree
$45,240 – $125,970390
21Fundraisers$63,760
Bachelor's degree
$41,750 – $98,500740
22Loan Officers$62,800
Bachelor's degree
$39,350 – $115,2101,770
23Compliance Officers$62,210
Bachelor's degree
$44,730 – $117,6103,200
24Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$52,000
Bachelor's degree
$37,440 – $77,4801,730
25Tax Preparers$48,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,880 – $79,840400

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianNashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$102,640	$65,580 – $172,170	6,270
2	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$97,490	$57,710 – $131,960	2,380
3	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$91,040	$47,510 – $409,340	1,710
4	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$86,530	$63,920 – $135,450	440
5	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$85,990	$57,390 – $136,470	7,950
6	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$81,300	$47,400 – $127,770	1,570
7	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$79,870	$50,600 – $123,230	620
8	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$78,410	$57,270 – $141,360	510
9	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$78,080	$53,650 – $125,740	11,290
10	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,030	$48,070 – $109,470	3,390
11	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$77,610	$45,550 – $132,900	1,580
12	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,240	$44,440 – $184,990	5,510
13	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$76,400	$46,350 – $134,720	4,020
14	Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and AthletesBachelor's degree	$75,390	$44,540 – $159,630	630
15	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$71,280	$47,060 – $133,620	970
16	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$70,680	$47,850 – $96,450	810
17	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$68,130	$44,500 – $109,990	3,660
18	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$67,380	$48,380 – $113,340	8,210
19	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$66,130	$40,750 – $120,700	3,160
20	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$66,100	$45,240 – $125,970	390
21	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$63,760	$41,750 – $98,500	740
22	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$62,800	$39,350 – $115,210	1,770
23	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$62,210	$44,730 – $117,610	3,200
24	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$52,000	$37,440 – $77,480	1,730
25	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,080	$29,880 – $79,840	400

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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