The annual salary statistics of desktop publishers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of desktop publishers 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 | $44,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for desktop publishers 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 $78,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of desktop publishers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $52,650 | 5.24% | 19.92% |
| 2019 | $49,890 | 11.71% | - |
| 2018 | $44,050 | 1.95% | - |
| 2017 | $43,190 | 0.69% | - |
| 2014 | $42,890 | 2.70% | - |
| 2013 | $41,730 | -1.03% | - |
| 2012 | $42,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $52,650, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the highest paying city for desktop publishers in state of Tennessee, followed by Chattanooga (median annual salary $34,920). In comparison, the median annual salary of desktop publishers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 33.7 percent (33.7%) higher than that in Chattanooga.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Memphis | |
| Johnson City | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |