The annual salary statistics of transit and intercity bus drivers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of transit and intercity bus drivers 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 | $25,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for transit and intercity bus drivers 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 $62,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of transit and intercity bus drivers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $40,320 | 2.58% | -2.31% |
| 2017 | $39,280 | 9.24% | - |
| 2016 | $35,650 | 31.58% | - |
| 2015 | $24,390 | -39.61% | - |
| 2014 | $34,050 | -5.70% | - |
| 2013 | $35,990 | -14.62% | - |
| 2012 | $41,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,320, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for transit and intercity bus drivers in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Memphis (median annual salary of $42,790). Compared with Memphis, the median annual salary of transit and intercity bus drivers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 5.8 percent (5.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Memphis | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Knoxville | |
| Clarksville | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |