Bottom quarter
$73K
Mortgage Loan Officer 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
$116K
Top quarter
$177K
Top 10%
$237K
Total earnings at quota (base + commission)
Bottom quarter
$85K
Median
$136K
Top quarter
$207K
Top 10%
$279K
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.
Mortgage Loan Officer in Nashville pulls a median of $136,350 in total earnings at quota, with a top-quartile band reaching $207,489 and the strongest reps clearing $278,628. Base — your guaranteed floor before commission — sits around $116,150, with the top quarter of base offers landing at $176,750. Total earnings are base + commission at 100% of quota. Pay in Nashville runs about 1% above the national baseline. If you're up for review, the right ask sits at the top quarter of total earnings: $207,489 (base + commission at quota).
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$207,489 total earnings — top quarter for reps hitting quota in this market. This is the number you say first.
- Target$171,920 total earnings — where a fair counter lands. Above the middle of the pack, below the anchor.
- Floor$136,350 total earnings — below this, you're under the middle of the market. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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