The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of environmental engineers 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 | $61,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $134,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $166,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineers 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 $166,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,170.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $93,000 | -9.44% | 19.75% |
| 2021 | $101,780 | 28.31% | - |
| 2020 | $72,970 | 1.86% | - |
| 2019 | $71,610 | 1.75% | - |
| 2018 | $70,360 | -3.60% | - |
| 2017 | $72,890 | 3.84% | - |
| 2016 | $70,090 | -25.52% | - |
| 2015 | $87,980 | 5.64% | - |
| 2014 | $83,020 | 3.35% | - |
| 2013 | $80,240 | 6.99% | - |
| 2012 | $74,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,000 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is in the middle of salary range for environmental engineers in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental engineers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 10.2 percent (10.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Knoxville and 32.1 percent (32.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Clarksville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Knoxville | |
| Memphis | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Clarksville |