The annual salary statistics of environmental science and protection technicians in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of environmental science and protection technicians 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 | $34,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental science and protection technicians 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 $66,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental science and protection technicians from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $49,150 | -0.08% | 17.01% |
| 2017 | $49,190 | 9.09% | - |
| 2016 | $44,720 | 4.14% | - |
| 2015 | $42,870 | 2.12% | - |
| 2014 | $41,960 | -1.33% | - |
| 2013 | $42,520 | 4.07% | - |
| 2012 | $40,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,150, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for environmental science and protection technicians in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Knoxville (median annual salary of $57,670). Compared with Knoxville, the median annual salary of environmental science and protection technicians in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 14.8 percent (14.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Knoxville | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Clarksville | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Memphis | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chattanooga |