Elevator mechanic salary in Nashville, TN
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Elevator mechanics in the Nashville–Davidson––Murfreesboro––Franklin, TN area earn a median of $105,290 a year, or $50.62 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $124,440. Statewide, elevator mechanics earn a median of $100,490; Nashville is 5% above it.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $30.37/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 300
- After cost of living
- $109,290
- Median hourly pay
- $50.62/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −4%
- vs Tennessee median
- +5%
Apprentice to top elevator mechanic pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $63,160–$95,990$30.37–$46.15/hr | |
| Mechanic | $105,290$50.62/hr | |
| Top earners | $121,130–$124,440$58.24–$59.83/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Nashville, TN compares
- Elevator mechanics are more concentrated in the Nashville area than nationally: 0.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.8 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $124,440, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $63,160: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do elevator mechanics make in Nashville, TN?
- Elevator mechanics in the Nashville–Davidson––Murfreesboro––Franklin, TN area earn a median of $105,290 a year, or $50.62 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $124,440.
- How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Nashville, TN?
- The median hourly wage is $50.62. The middle half earn between $46.15 and $58.24 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Nashville, TN?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $30.37 an hour ($63,160 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $46.15.
- How does Nashville pay compare with the rest of Tennessee?
- The Nashville median of $105,290 is 5% more than the Tennessee median of $100,490.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-4021 (Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers), area code 34980 (Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed elevator mechanics and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (96.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures