SOC 15-1221 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Computer and Information Research Scientists make in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer and Information Research Scientists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $111,090. The 10th percentile is $86,050 and the 90th percentile is $134,500. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$111,090
- 10th percentile
- $86,050
- 25th percentile
- $107,990
- Median
- $111,090
- 75th percentile
- $111,090
- 90th percentile
- $134,500
- Mean
- $110,860
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
Percentile spread
For Computer and Information Research Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $86,050 and the 90th percentile is $134,500. The difference is $48,450, which is 43.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $107,990 to the 75th at $111,090, covers $3,100.
The mean annual wage is $110,860, which sits below the median of $111,090. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN median is 20.8% lower than the national median of $140,300 for Computer and Information Research Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $115,313, which is 17.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 2.1% higher than the Tennessee median of $108,830.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 96.338, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $111,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer and Information Research Scientists at $115,313 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Computer and Information Research Scientists. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 2nd of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Huntsville, AL is 90 miles away, with a median of $122,200. That median is 10% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,296, against $115,313 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · Computer and Information Research Scientists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Computer and Information Research Scientists make in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer and Information Research Scientists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $111,090. The 10th percentile is $86,050 and the 90th percentile is $134,500.
How does that compare with the national median for Computer and Information Research Scientists?
The local median is 20.8% lower than the national median of $140,300.
What is Computer and Information Research Scientists pay in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 96.338, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $111,090 is $115,313. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN compare with nearby metros for Computer and Information Research Scientists?
Huntsville, AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 90 miles away, at $122,200. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.