The annual salary statistics of other biological scientists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of other biological scientists 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 | $44,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $87,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $123,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other biological scientists 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 $123,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other biological scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $68,410 | -10.25% | 7.70% |
| 2021 | $75,420 | 16.02% | - |
| 2020 | $63,340 | 1.75% | - |
| 2019 | $62,230 | 5.50% | - |
| 2018 | $58,810 | -22.87% | - |
| 2017 | $72,260 | 7.06% | - |
| 2016 | $67,160 | 0.43% | - |
| 2015 | $66,870 | -0.07% | - |
| 2014 | $66,920 | 5.65% | - |
| 2013 | $63,140 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $63,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $68,410 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is in the middle of salary range for other biological scientists in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of other biological scientists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 15.6 percent (15.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Memphis and 1.7 percent (1.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Memphis | |
| Knoxville | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |