The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education administrators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary education administrators 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 | $42,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $135,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $198,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education administrators 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 $198,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,510.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education administrators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $91,880 | 11.12% | 18.97% |
| 2018 | $81,660 | -1.82% | - |
| 2017 | $83,150 | 10.40% | - |
| 2016 | $74,500 | -0.19% | - |
| 2015 | $74,640 | -0.62% | - |
| 2014 | $75,100 | 2.85% | - |
| 2013 | $72,960 | -2.04% | - |
| 2012 | $74,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $91,880, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for postsecondary education administrators in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $105,110). Compared with Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of postsecondary education administrators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 12.6 percent (12.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Memphis | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Knoxville | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Johnson City | |
| Morristown | |
| Clarksville | |
| Jackson | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |