Salary guide, May 2025

Cost Accountant pay in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN

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The median annual wage for Accountants and Auditors in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN was $78,080 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $65,300 and $97,420.

The Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN median is $5,600 below the national median of $83,680, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

Accountants and Auditors in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN: median $78,080; published 25th to 75th percentile $65,300 to $97,420.

Annual wage percentiles, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$53,650	$65,300	$78,080	$97,420	$125,740

Accountants and Auditors in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN: median $37.54; published 25th to 75th percentile $31.39 to $46.84.

Hourly wage percentiles, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$25.79	$31.39	$37.54	$46.84	$60.45

BLS estimated 11,290 workers employed in this occupation in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN. Location quotient: 1.1.

What should you know about united States?

Accountants and Auditors in U.S.: median $83,680; published 25th to 75th percentile $67,020 to $109,810.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$56,020	$67,020	$83,680	$109,810	$144,090

Accountants and Auditors in U.S.: median $40.23; published 25th to 75th percentile $32.22 to $52.80.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$26.93	$32.22	$40.23	$52.80	$69.27

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Cost Accountant median is $78,080. The all-occupations median in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $50,390. Ratio: 1.55 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.1 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Cost Accountant in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$65,120	$79,310	$95,940
May 2025	$65,300	$78,080	$97,420

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Cost Accountant
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Clarksville, TN-KY	$72,760	$59,120 to $82,590
Bowling Green, KY	$71,540	$59,680 to $89,810

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