The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education teachers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary education 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 | $46,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education 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 $116,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $63,910 | 0.27% | 50.93% |
| 2021 | $63,740 | -2.84% | - |
| 2020 | $65,550 | -16.20% | - |
| 2019 | $76,170 | 6.94% | - |
| 2018 | $70,880 | 2.14% | - |
| 2017 | $69,360 | 14.48% | - |
| 2016 | $59,320 | 3.76% | - |
| 2015 | $57,090 | 10.35% | - |
| 2014 | $51,180 | 41.07% | - |
| 2013 | $30,160 | -3.98% | - |
| 2012 | $31,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,910 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary education teachers in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary education teachers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 19.1 percent (19.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Chattanooga and 57.2 percent (57.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chattanooga | |
| Memphis | |
| Knoxville | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Clarksville | |
| Cleveland | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jackson | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |