The annual salary statistics of emergency management directors in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of emergency management directors 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 | $42,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $144,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency management directors 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 $144,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of emergency management directors from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $73,750 | -8.68% | 8.01% |
| 2018 | $80,150 | 11.70% | - |
| 2017 | $70,770 | -5.98% | - |
| 2016 | $75,000 | 7.48% | - |
| 2013 | $69,390 | 2.23% | - |
| 2012 | $67,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $73,750, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for emergency management directors in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Knoxville (median annual salary of $79,420). Compared with Knoxville, the median annual salary of emergency management directors in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 7.1 percent (7.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Knoxville | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |