The annual salary statistics of curators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of curators 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 | $42,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for curators 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 $92,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of curators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,600 | -13.37% | 20.86% |
| 2021 | $55,100 | 7.37% | - |
| 2020 | $51,040 | 4.29% | - |
| 2019 | $48,850 | 10.83% | - |
| 2018 | $43,560 | 4.06% | - |
| 2017 | $41,790 | -7.01% | - |
| 2016 | $44,720 | -2.44% | - |
| 2015 | $45,810 | 5.74% | - |
| 2014 | $43,180 | 6.42% | - |
| 2013 | $40,410 | 4.83% | - |
| 2012 | $38,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,600, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for curators in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Memphis (median annual salary of $51,970). Compared with Memphis, the median annual salary of curators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 6.5 percent (6.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Memphis | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Knoxville | |
| Chattanooga |