Cybersecurity Analyst salary in Tennessee

Official occupation: 15-1212 Information Security Analysts · Reference period May 2025 · Data updated · Confidence 70/100

In Tennessee, the median cybersecurity analyst earns $115,430 a year, 11% below the United States median of $129,180.

It ranks 26th of 48 states with a published figure.

Pay is widely spread: the top 10% earn at least $250,590, 3.9 times the $63,870 that marks the bottom 10%.

About 3,330 people work in this occupation here, roughly in line with its national share (location quotient 0.83).

For context, the median across all occupations in Tennessee is $47,380, so this role pays 2.4 times the local typical wage.

Published figures

Published and derived pay figures
MeasureTennesseeNational
Median annual pay Observed$115,430United States: $129,180
Mean annual pay Observed$130,320United States: $132,510
10th percentile Observed$63,870United States: $75,090
25th percentile Observed$82,450United States: $97,810
75th percentile Observed$155,590United States: $163,500
90th percentile Observed$250,590United States: $199,850
Median hourly pay Observed$55.50United States: $62.11
Employment (jobs) Observed3,330
Jobs per 1,000 employees Observed1.015
Location quotient Observed0.83
Difference from United States median ($129,180) Derived−11%
Rank among 48 states Derived26
Ratio to Tennessee all-occupation median ($47,380) Derived2.44×
90th / 10th percentile ratio Derived3.92

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 24. Pennsylvania$117,770
  2. 25. South Dakota$116,640
  3. 26. Tennessee$115,430
  4. 27. Alaska$114,990
  5. 28. Ohio$110,480

Largest cities in Tennessee: Nashville, New South Memphis, Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga (GeoNames). Figures are for the whole state, not individual cities.

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Source, method and data quality

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (Public domain (U.S. Government work)). Reference period: May 2025. Updates: Yearly (spring release).
  • Observed figures are copied from the published table without adjustment. Derived figures (rankings, ratios and differences) are calculated by us from those observed figures. No figure on this page is modeled or estimated.
  • Relative standard error (PRSE) published per estimate.
  • Confidence score: 70/100. Based on the published sampling error and job count. We only publish region pages scoring 60 or more that have at least 6 observed figures.
  • Place hierarchy from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data last updated: .
  • Full method: methodology.