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Tennessee H-1B salaries

Employers filed 16,698 certified H-1B applications for jobs in Tennessee between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $99,858 a year.

Median salary offered
$99,858
Middle half earn
$80,709 to $125,000
Top 10% earn over
$153,421
Certified filings
16,698
Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

Top employers

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
ST. Jude Children's Research Hospital914$78,000$70,720 – $90,792
Federal Express Corporation843$105,758$94,578 – $119,205
Amazon.com Services LLC742$123,150$98,300 – $143,682
Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)636$118,676$87,703 – $133,276
HCA Management Services LP335$116,438$98,862 – $122,323
The University of Tennessee333$85,000$65,004 – $102,000
Vanderbilt University236$77,000$65,310 – $105,000
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center233$60,236$53,830 – $75,420
Wipro Limited220$86,400$86,400 – $104,083
Atos Syntel Inc217$98,862$80,330 – $117,000
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP212$142,181$97,157 – $182,893
CitiusTech Inc.208$96,400$90,000 – $101,750
Vanderbilt University Medical Center199$84,801$72,583 – $136,800
AutoZone, Inc.197$121,793$108,000 – $139,590
Tech Mahindra (Americas), Inc186$90,314$82,743 – $103,335
Mphasis Corporation176$94,000$77,898 – $115,000
Infosys Limited168$62,941$62,338 – $78,588
Tata Consultancy Services Limited153$73,778$66,725 – $81,890
UBS Business Solutions US LLC146$120,000$106,700 – $131,950
Tractor Supply Company144$121,680$108,377 – $134,014
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp143$75,504$60,861 – $91,655
Accenture LLP140$108,200$97,157 – $124,500
Deloitte Consulting LLP133$128,300$103,334 – $142,800
HCL America Inc108$94,716$64,901 – $105,771
FedEx Freight, Inc.107$119,125$105,000 – $135,540
Avant Healthcare Professionals, LLC.105$69,826$66,560 – $69,826
Asurion, LLC103$151,738$135,790 – $167,810
Schneider Electric USA, Inc.96$124,450$101,137 – $150,140
AllianceBernstein L.P.95$125,000$108,532 – $139,725
Eteam Inc.89$92,085$86,320 – $115,500
The University of Memphis81$80,000$68,630 – $95,027
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.76$94,546$83,585 – $111,134
Health Care Service Corporation71$134,014$111,072 – $140,920
GEODIS Logistics, LLC68$116,438$96,555 – $128,419
SLK America Inc67$86,000$78,173 – $97,240
Capgemini America Inc67$130,000$120,000 – $142,000
Optum Services, Inc.66$120,776$110,486 – $131,860
FedEx Dataworks, Inc.65$119,205$107,680 – $129,200
FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.61$111,571$97,074 – $121,690
eviCore healthcare MSI, LLC58$125,268$98,862 – $134,014
Oracle America, Inc.58$122,117$112,711 – $140,384
CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.57$107,000$97,282 – $117,000
Cummins Inc.56$100,314$85,800 – $117,600
DaVita, Inc.56$122,117$109,657 – $134,014
VBJ Tech LLC53$77,002$70,000 – $80,413
Cigna-Evernorth Services Inc.53$134,014$125,000 – $147,000
Deloitte Services LP53$140,920$129,979 – $154,230
Compunnel Software Group, Inc53$105,000$90,250 – $116,500
HealthStream, Inc.53$95,000$90,000 – $107,000
Quanta Manufacturing Nashville, LLC48$88,976$76,544 – $95,000

Top job titles

Job titleFilingsMedianMiddle half
Software Developer667$96,000$87,250 – $103,578
Software Engineer403$95,680$83,336 – $104,500
Assistant Professor356$94,000$73,729 – $118,364
Postdoctoral Research Associate216$72,529$70,013 – $72,530
Senior Software Engineer160$116,841$103,384 – $133,968
Data Engineer125$92,040$81,286 – $103,999
Clinical Nurse III101$69,826$66,560 – $69,826
Scientist99$86,320$86,320 – $86,320
Business Analyst83$80,434$72,795 – $94,672
Data Analyst83$80,000$72,356 – $85,500
Full Stack Developer Advisor81$115,482$115,482 – $118,700
Technical Lead75$95,680$77,000 – $114,098
Architect71$68,125$62,896 – $82,650
Computer Systems Analyst69$80,000$76,316 – $82,743
Java Developer68$90,646$79,672 – $98,862
Program Manager II63$98,159$74,043 – $106,618
Data Scientist63$92,968$79,012 – $106,754
Senior Data Engineer61$127,400$110,287 – $141,500
Senior Software Developer60$113,114$97,500 – $117,328
Post Doctoral Research Associate59$65,718$60,000 – $70,656
Research Assistant Professor59$86,000$75,000 – $101,000
Clinical Fellow58$73,176$71,322 – $75,783
Full Stack Developer III57$95,680$95,680 – $108,388
Hospitalist Physician56$275,000$239,200 – $301,600
Systems Engineer56$110,555$90,646 – $120,000
Senior Revenue Science Analyst54$96,990$85,364 – $103,858
Project Manager53$93,850$82,763 – $103,970
Software Developer, Systems Software53$90,314$90,314 – $98,863
Business Analyst II51$93,400$86,986 – $100,100
Application Developer51$98,862$90,407 – $110,836
Project Delivery Specialist47$113,500$102,667 – $129,825
Quality Engineer46$86,234$75,386 – $95,000
Packaged App Development Assoc Manager46$98,842$93,766 – $109,600
Program Manager III46$130,000$104,100 – $142,630
Postdoctoral Research Scholar46$63,726$60,252 – $67,712
Lead Software Engineer46$129,772$116,688 – $140,190
Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects45$71,947$65,478 – $78,354
Postdoctoral Scholar45$55,999$51,769 – $59,919
Computer Programmer44$104,853$104,084 – $107,432
Software Engineer Advisor43$115,482$115,482 – $116,106
Technical Lead L143$104,437$74,339 – $104,853
Senior Associate JC60 -Computer Systems Engineers/Architects43$60,000$60,000 – $60,861
Systems Analyst42$82,746$76,336 – $93,512
Business Intelligence Engineer II41$104,000$104,000 – $135,000
Consulting Application Engineer39$122,117$116,438 – $126,048
Senior Application Engineer39$116,438$110,136 – $116,841
Database Administrator38$90,000$89,898 – $100,000
Senior Data Analyst38$96,716$90,416 – $103,544
Technical Architect37$100,000$89,610 – $116,106
Industrial Engineer36$84,464$75,000 – $97,760

Cities

CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Nashville, TN4,224$106,040$85,646 – $131,800
Memphis, TN3,639$88,134$72,530 – $115,482
Collierville, TN1,453$99,156$87,000 – $118,433
Franklin, TN1,170$103,375$90,168 – $129,366
Brentwood, TN828$100,000$80,754 – $122,117
Knoxville, TN815$90,979$70,000 – $120,000
Chattanooga, TN656$93,517$81,730 – $116,202
Oak Ridge, TN649$118,800$87,703 – $135,300
Mount Juliet, TN237$111,000$94,286 – $135,200
Spring Hill, TN221$104,291$90,314 – $132,500
Murfreesboro, TN179$100,000$83,475 – $129,834
Johnson City, TN169$77,002$66,500 – $100,000
Hermitage, TN155$110,000$91,874 – $133,534
Clarksville, TN147$83,554$62,067 – $97,480
Mt. Juliet, TN135$122,117$98,862 – $140,998
Lebanon, TN122$102,980$82,168 – $131,950
Smyrna, TN121$104,853$90,000 – $139,880
Columbia, TN94$119,995$96,116 – $140,852
La Vergne, TN90$88,000$75,000 – $96,000
Kingsport, TN87$128,345$99,045 – $160,304
Goodlettsville, TN85$105,371$83,346 – $123,677
Cookeville, TN84$99,715$74,923 – $138,500
Antioch, TN82$101,504$76,661 – $119,625
Cordova, TN81$100,000$81,000 – $121,746
Jackson, TN73$237,000$95,000 – $400,000
Nolensville, TN60$114,318$98,862 – $145,700
Arlington, TN46$108,274$89,508 – $135,375
Germantown, TN44$97,386$77,628 – $130,709
Gallatin, TN43$99,840$88,348 – $118,864
Hendersonville, TN41$104,998$90,168 – $130,874
Ooltewah, TN39$116,411$90,064 – $133,748
Mcminnville, TN36$115,358$88,940 – $154,628
Cleveland, TN33$94,000$79,851 – $125,000
Clinton, TN31$69,347$65,998 – $97,900
Maryville, TN28$99,352$75,012 – $135,180
Thompson'S Station, TN27$105,700$99,431 – $140,890
Springfield, TN24$104,083$96,939 – $134,562
Lewisburg, TN20$58,668$49,748 – $65,094
Bristol, TN20$138,500$66,560 – $242,500
Greeneville, TN20$95,521$80,528 – $116,102

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
20231,289$92,900
20245,896$96,806
20256,129$101,000
20263,384$104,000