The annual salary statistics of funeral attendants in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of funeral attendants 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 | $24,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for funeral attendants 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 $51,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,570.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of funeral attendants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29,350 | 2.86% | 25.96% |
| 2021 | $28,510 | -5.16% | - |
| 2020 | $29,980 | -4.77% | - |
| 2019 | $31,410 | 12.38% | - |
| 2018 | $27,520 | -5.92% | - |
| 2017 | $29,150 | 16.23% | - |
| 2016 | $24,420 | 3.85% | - |
| 2015 | $23,480 | 7.11% | - |
| 2014 | $21,810 | -0.64% | - |
| 2013 | $21,950 | 1.00% | - |
| 2012 | $21,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,350 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is in the middle of salary range for funeral attendants in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of funeral attendants in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 18.4 percent (18.4%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area and 7.7 percent (7.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chattanooga.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Johnson City | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Knoxville | |
| Memphis | |
| Chattanooga |