The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of human resources specialists 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 | $36,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists 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 $97,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,310 | 17.74% | 10.96% |
| 2021 | $49,610 | -13.61% | - |
| 2020 | $56,360 | 6.19% | - |
| 2019 | $52,870 | 0.62% | - |
| 2018 | $52,540 | 0.76% | - |
| 2017 | $52,140 | -3.32% | - |
| 2016 | $53,870 | -0.50% | - |
| 2015 | $54,140 | -0.55% | - |
| 2014 | $54,440 | -2.35% | - |
| 2013 | $55,720 | 3.63% | - |
| 2012 | $53,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,310, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the highest paying city for human resources specialists in state of Tennessee, followed by Knoxville (median annual salary $58,240). In comparison, the median annual salary of human resources specialists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 3.4 percent (3.4%) higher than that in Knoxville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Knoxville | |
| Clarksville | |
| Memphis | |
| Cleveland | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jackson | |
| Johnson City | |
| Morristown | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |