The annual salary statistics of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers 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 | $46,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers 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 $63,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,310 | -2.29% | 41.45% |
| 2021 | $63,740 | 6.71% | - |
| 2020 | $59,460 | -8.16% | - |
| 2019 | $64,310 | 1.40% | - |
| 2018 | $63,410 | 2.95% | - |
| 2017 | $61,540 | 4.66% | - |
| 2016 | $58,670 | 4.65% | - |
| 2015 | $55,940 | 2.16% | - |
| 2014 | $54,730 | 25.09% | - |
| 2013 | $41,000 | 11.02% | - |
| 2012 | $36,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,310, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the highest paying city for postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in state of Tennessee, followed by Memphis (median annual salary $52,310). In comparison, the median annual salary of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 16.0 percent (16.0%) higher than that in Memphis.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Memphis | |
| Knoxville |