Bottom quarter
$81K
Account Executive Salary in Nashville
Base pay and on-target total cash for a quota-carrying role. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Base salary
Median
$93K
Top quarter
$109K
Top 10%
$125K
Total earnings at quota (base + commission)
Bottom quarter
$158K
Median
$182K
Top quarter
$213K
Top 10%
$245K
Adjusted for Nashville at 1.01× the national baseline. Total cash assumes 100% of quota — actual earnings vary by attainment. See the math →
What this number means.
Account Executive in Nashville pulls a median of $181,800 in total earnings at quota, with a top-quartile band reaching $213,417 and the strongest reps clearing $245,035. Base — your guaranteed floor before commission — sits around $92,920, with the top quarter of base offers landing at $109,080. Total earnings are base + commission at 100% of quota. Pay in Nashville runs about 1% above the national baseline. The number to anchor on for a counter is $213,417 in total earnings. That's where strong reps land — not where they ceiling.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$213,417 total earnings — top quarter for reps hitting quota in this market. This is the number you say first.
- Target$197,609 total earnings — where a fair counter lands. Above the middle of the pack, below the anchor.
- Floor$181,800 total earnings — below this, you're under the middle of the market. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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