The annual salary statistics of chief executives in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chief executives in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $50,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $158,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | No Data |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chief executives in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $158,040. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $80,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,110.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chief executives from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $158,040 | 18.17% | 7.88% |
| 2018 | $129,320 | 9.94% | - |
| 2017 | $116,460 | -29.88% | - |
| 2016 | $151,260 | 3.80% | - |
| 2015 | $145,510 | 1.25% | - |
| 2014 | $143,690 | 1.97% | - |
| 2013 | $140,860 | -3.36% | - |
| 2012 | $145,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $158,040, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the highest paying city for chief executives in state of Tennessee, followed by Knoxville (median annual salary $157,200). In comparison, the median annual salary of chief executives in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is .5 percent (.5%) higher than that in Knoxville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Knoxville | |
| Memphis | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Morristown | |
| Cleveland | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Johnson City | |
| Clarksville | |
| Jackson | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |