The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of firefighters 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 | $30,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters 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 $52,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,470.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,460 | -2.26% | -7.62% |
| 2021 | $39,330 | -18.64% | - |
| 2020 | $46,660 | 1.76% | - |
| 2019 | $45,840 | 11.65% | - |
| 2018 | $40,500 | -1.46% | - |
| 2017 | $41,090 | -0.54% | - |
| 2016 | $41,310 | 0.73% | - |
| 2015 | $41,010 | 0.17% | - |
| 2014 | $40,940 | 1.64% | - |
| 2013 | $40,270 | -2.78% | - |
| 2012 | $41,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,460 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 32.8 percent (32.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Memphis and 22.2 percent (22.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Morristown.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Memphis | |
| Clarksville | |
| Knoxville | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jackson | |
| Johnson City | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Morristown |