The annual salary statistics of postsecondary history teachers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary history teachers 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 | $41,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $174,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary history teachers 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 $174,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary history teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $75,730 | 3.82% | 26.54% |
| 2020 | $72,840 | -2.32% | - |
| 2019 | $74,530 | 6.06% | - |
| 2018 | $70,010 | 5.78% | - |
| 2017 | $65,960 | -1.32% | - |
| 2016 | $66,830 | 4.35% | - |
| 2015 | $63,920 | 14.75% | - |
| 2014 | $54,490 | -4.59% | - |
| 2013 | $56,990 | 2.39% | - |
| 2012 | $55,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $75,730, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for postsecondary history teachers in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Knoxville (median annual salary of $80,190). Compared with Knoxville, the median annual salary of postsecondary history teachers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 5.6 percent (5.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Knoxville | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Memphis | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jackson | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |