How much do Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers make in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

Percentile spread

For Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, the published 10th percentile is $65,450 and the 90th percentile is $126,790. The difference is $61,340, which is 64.4% 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 $80,120 to the 75th at $106,590, covers $26,470.

The mean annual wage is $96,120, which sits above the median of $95,280. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN median is 8.6% lower than the national median of $104,300 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $98,902, which is 5.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.7% higher than the Tennessee median of $91,040.

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 $95,280 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers at $98,902 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 2nd of 11 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 $105,610 and employment of 850. That median is 10.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,471, against $98,902 here.
• Chattanooga, TN-GA is 105 miles away, with a median of $94,800 and employment of 70. That median is 0.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,647, against $98,902 here.
• Elizabethtown, KY is 117 miles away, with a median of $65,710 and employment of 40. That median is 31% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,550, against $98,902 here.