The annual salary statistics of compensation and benefits managers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of compensation and benefits managers 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 | $56,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $69,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $121,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $157,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for compensation and benefits managers 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 $157,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of compensation and benefits managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $95,220 | -0.03% | 19.01% |
| 2018 | $95,250 | 0.24% | - |
| 2017 | $95,020 | 7.91% | - |
| 2016 | $87,500 | -5.74% | - |
| 2015 | $92,520 | -6.54% | - |
| 2014 | $98,570 | -1.40% | - |
| 2013 | $99,950 | 22.84% | - |
| 2012 | $77,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $95,220, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for compensation and benefits managers in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Memphis (median annual salary of $106,300). Compared with Memphis, the median annual salary of compensation and benefits managers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 10.4 percent (10.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Memphis | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Knoxville | |
| Chattanooga |