Human Resources Managers salary in Clarksville, TN
Median pay for human resources managers in Clarksville, TN: $103,680/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $56,590 – $156,740 · about 80 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($123,200) by −$19,520 (-16%).
What it's really worth in Clarksville
With Clarksville's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $103,680 has the buying power of about $113,122 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $62,188 · median home $292,990 · median rent $1,342/mo.
How Clarksville ranks for this job
On raw pay, Clarksville, TN is 161st of the 185 metros we hold human resources managers wages for. Once Clarksville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 153rd.
Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Clarksville sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.
What that salary buys in Clarksville
A median home in Clarksville, TN costs $292,990 — about 2.8× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,342/mo works out at 16% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
Where human resources managers earn more
Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Clarksville.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Clarksville | Rent vs Clarksville |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $212,030 | +105% | 2.7× |
| San Francisco, CA | $196,760 | +90% | 2.4× |
| New York, NY | $181,080 | +75% | 2.6× |
| Washington, DC | $168,770 | +63% | 1.8× |
Same job elsewhere in TN
| Metro | Median pay | vs Clarksville | Rent vs Clarksville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN | $125,270 | +21% | 1.1× |
| Nashville, TN | $122,040 | +18% | 1.3× |
| Chattanooga, TN | $112,220 | +8% | 1.1× |
| Knoxville, TN | $109,370 | +5% | 1.3× |
Staying in TN keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 185 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.