Services indexed
7
Hourly range, avg
$52–$86/hr
Nashville median
$69/hr
Most affordable: Painter · Premium: Accountant
Nashville indexes 7 services across 3 categories, with hourly rates spanning $32/hr (Painter) to $191/hr (Accountant). The city median of $69/hr runs 19% below the national average across all indexed cities. Home Repair & Maintenance is the largest service block here (3 of 7 services).
Source: BLS OEWS May 2024 wage data adjusted for Nashville cost of living. Read the methodology.
Nashville handyman rates $38-$64/hr (avg $51). Neighborhood breakdown, STR turnover pricing, storm cleanup, and TN licensing rules under $25K.
Read articleNashville HVAC rates $46-$77/hr (avg $61). Neighborhood breakdown, TN mechanical licensing, Metro Codes permits, and how humidity drives the market.
Read articleNashville plumber rates $44-$74/hr (avg $59). Neighborhood breakdown, Metro Codes permits, tornado-zone repairs, and 1920s craftsman pricing.
Read articleNashville basement waterproofing rates $44-$74/hr (avg $59). Limestone karst seepage, 1920s stone foundations, sump pump retrofits, May 2010 flood legacy.
Read articleNashville carpenter rates run $43-$71/hr (avg $57). Neighborhood breakdown, permit costs, and how 1920s craftsman trim changes pricing.
Read articleNashville painter rates $32-$54/hr (avg $43). Neighborhood breakdown, HZO permit rules, lead-paint protocol, humidity impact on exterior life.
Read articleAcross the 7 home and professional services we index in Nashville, the median consumer rate is $69/hr. Hourly rates span $52/hr at the affordable end to $86/hr at the premium end, depending on service type and contractor.
Accountant carries the highest typical rate in Nashville at $114.75–$191.25/hr. Premium professional and licensed services consistently command the highest rates across our index.
Painter sits at the lower end of the Nashville index at $32.18–$53.63/hr. Routine maintenance and cleaning categories typically cluster at the bottom of any city's price spread.
Nashville is 19% below the national average of $86/hr across our 49-city corpus. Local wage data and cost of living drive most of this difference — see the geographic precision note for the underlying data.
Home Repair & Maintenance has the most indexed services in Nashville (3 guides), reflecting both local demand and the breadth of BLS wage data available for that segment.
Consumer-facing rates. We apply industry-standard 1.5–2.5× multipliers to BLS hourly wages to account for business overhead, insurance, licensing, employer costs, and profit margin. The full calculation is documented in the methodology.
Pricing reflects the BLS OEWS May 2024 release. The next refresh lands when May 2025 data is published in April 2026. Cadence is documented in the update schedule.
Data: BLS OEWS May 2024 · Methodology · Last refreshed January 2026