The annual salary statistics of art directors in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of art directors in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $50,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $115,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for art directors 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 $115,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,330.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of art directors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $77,530 | -1.33% | 9.29% |
| 2021 | $78,560 | 4.15% | - |
| 2020 | $75,300 | -0.90% | - |
| 2019 | $75,980 | 0.84% | - |
| 2018 | $75,340 | 0.82% | - |
| 2017 | $74,720 | 13.14% | - |
| 2016 | $64,900 | -1.99% | - |
| 2015 | $66,190 | -8.73% | - |
| 2014 | $71,970 | -2.06% | - |
| 2013 | $73,450 | 4.25% | - |
| 2012 | $70,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,530 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is in the middle of salary range for art directors in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of art directors in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 1.4 percent (1.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Knoxville and 2.3 percent (2.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chattanooga.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Knoxville | |
| Memphis | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Chattanooga |