The annual salary statistics of hazardous materials removal workers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of hazardous materials removal workers 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 | $34,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hazardous materials removal workers 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 $74,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,570.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of hazardous materials removal workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,670 | 4.97% | 14.53% |
| 2021 | $36,750 | -1.47% | - |
| 2019 | $37,290 | 2.68% | - |
| 2018 | $36,290 | -0.77% | - |
| 2017 | $36,570 | -12.91% | - |
| 2016 | $41,290 | 3.15% | - |
| 2015 | $39,990 | 8.25% | - |
| 2014 | $36,690 | 10.58% | - |
| 2013 | $32,810 | -0.73% | - |
| 2012 | $33,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,670, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for hazardous materials removal workers in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Knoxville (median annual salary of $74,820). Compared with Knoxville, the median annual salary of hazardous materials removal workers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 48.3 percent (48.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Knoxville | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Memphis | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chattanooga |