The annual salary statistics of chemists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chemists 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 | $46,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $123,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists 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 $123,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $76,050 | 13.07% | 38.42% |
| 2021 | $66,110 | 20.95% | - |
| 2020 | $52,260 | 11.58% | - |
| 2019 | $46,210 | 1.86% | - |
| 2018 | $45,350 | 16.07% | - |
| 2017 | $38,060 | -3.07% | - |
| 2016 | $39,230 | -11.75% | - |
| 2015 | $43,840 | -19.89% | - |
| 2014 | $52,560 | 11.24% | - |
| 2013 | $46,650 | -0.39% | - |
| 2012 | $46,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,050 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is in the middle of salary range for chemists in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of chemists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 27.0 percent (27.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Cleveland and 40.1 percent (40.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Cleveland | |
| Johnson City | |
| Knoxville | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Memphis | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |