The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 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 | $38,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 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 $77,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,240 | -1.02% | 26.42% |
| 2021 | $49,740 | -1.31% | - |
| 2020 | $50,390 | 7.46% | - |
| 2019 | $46,630 | 1.69% | - |
| 2018 | $45,840 | 6.61% | - |
| 2017 | $42,810 | 4.65% | - |
| 2016 | $40,820 | 7.13% | - |
| 2015 | $37,910 | -1.79% | - |
| 2014 | $38,590 | 2.49% | - |
| 2013 | $37,630 | 3.72% | - |
| 2012 | $36,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,240 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is in the middle of salary range for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 16.6 percent (16.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Morristown and 10.6 percent (10.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Johnson City.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Morristown | |
| Memphis | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Jackson | |
| Knoxville | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Cleveland | |
| Clarksville | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Johnson City |