The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of all occupations in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,610.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Hourly Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $35.75. The median hourly salary is $15.66. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.46.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,580, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the highest paying city for all occupations in state of Tennessee, followed by Memphis (median annual salary $31,120). In comparison, the median annual salary of all occupations in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 4.5 percent (4.5%) higher than that in Memphis.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Memphis | |
| Knoxville | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Jackson | |
| Clarksville | |
| Johnson City | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Morristown | |
| Cleveland | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |
From Table 4, we note that the median annual salary of all occupations in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is higher than that of state of Tennessee and lower than that of the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin ($32,580) is 6.8 percent (6.8%) higher than that in Tennessee ($30,350) and 6.2 percent (6.2%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).
| Region | Median annual Salary |
|---|---|
| USA | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Tennessee |