Frontend Developer salary in Tennessee

Official occupation: 15-1254 Web Developers · Reference period May 2025 · Data updated · Confidence 85/100

In Tennessee, the median frontend developer earns $74,760 a year, 19% below the United States median of $92,650.

It ranks 35th of 44 states with a published figure.

Pay is widely spread: the top 10% earn at least $154,920, 3.0 times the $52,000 that marks the bottom 10%.

About 1,620 people work in this occupation here, roughly in line with its national share (location quotient 1.09).

For context, the median across all occupations in Tennessee is $47,380, so this role pays 1.6 times the local typical wage.

Published figures

Published and derived pay figures
MeasureTennesseeNational
Median annual pay Observed$74,760United States: $92,650
Mean annual pay Observed$84,720United States: $98,770
10th percentile Observed$52,000United States: $48,100
25th percentile Observed$57,710United States: $64,230
75th percentile Observed$104,270United States: $126,230
90th percentile Observed$154,920United States: $162,290
Median hourly pay Observed$35.94United States: $44.54
Employment (jobs) Observed1,620
Jobs per 1,000 employees Observed0.493
Location quotient Observed1.09
Difference from United States median ($92,650) Derived−19%
Rank among 44 states Derived35
Ratio to Tennessee all-occupation median ($47,380) Derived1.58×
90th / 10th percentile ratio Derived2.98

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 33. Arizona$76,230
  2. 34. Delaware$76,020
  3. 35. Tennessee$74,760
  4. 36. Kansas$73,590
  5. 37. North Dakota$72,190

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: 85/100. 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.