The annual salary statistics of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 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 | $31,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 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 $62,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,210.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,870 | 10.83% | 25.12% |
| 2021 | $40,010 | -7.05% | - |
| 2020 | $42,830 | 1.49% | - |
| 2019 | $42,190 | 3.29% | - |
| 2018 | $40,800 | 1.57% | - |
| 2017 | $40,160 | 2.07% | - |
| 2016 | $39,330 | 4.78% | - |
| 2015 | $37,450 | 2.75% | - |
| 2014 | $36,420 | 3.84% | - |
| 2013 | $35,020 | 4.05% | - |
| 2012 | $33,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,870, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the highest paying city for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in state of Tennessee, followed by Memphis (median annual salary $41,980). In comparison, the median annual salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 6.4 percent (6.4%) higher than that in Memphis.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
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| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Memphis | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Knoxville | |
| Jackson | |
| Clarksville | |
| Cleveland | |
| Morristown | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Johnson City | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |