The annual salary statistics of chemical engineers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemical engineers 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 | $75,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $83,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $151,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical engineers 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 $151,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical engineers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $95,300 | -2.39% | 32.88% |
| 2020 | $97,580 | 3.83% | - |
| 2019 | $93,840 | -6.67% | - |
| 2018 | $100,100 | 0.28% | - |
| 2017 | $99,820 | -0.94% | - |
| 2016 | $100,760 | 18.03% | - |
| 2015 | $82,590 | 14.44% | - |
| 2014 | $70,660 | -1.49% | - |
| 2013 | $71,710 | 10.79% | - |
| 2012 | $63,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,300 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is in the middle of salary range for chemical engineers in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical engineers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 4.7 percent (4.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Memphis and 22.2 percent (22.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Memphis | |
| Knoxville | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Cleveland | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |