The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lawyers 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 | $70,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $94,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $122,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $178,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $184,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers 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 $184,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $122,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $122,840 | 16.02% | 23.14% |
| 2021 | $103,160 | 0.18% | - |
| 2020 | $102,970 | 1.31% | - |
| 2019 | $101,620 | -0.17% | - |
| 2018 | $101,790 | 4.15% | - |
| 2017 | $97,570 | -10.84% | - |
| 2016 | $108,150 | -0.67% | - |
| 2015 | $108,870 | 1.31% | - |
| 2014 | $107,440 | 9.43% | - |
| 2013 | $97,310 | 2.98% | - |
| 2012 | $94,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $122,840, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for lawyers in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Chattanooga (median annual salary of $135,960). Compared with Chattanooga, the median annual salary of lawyers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 9.6 percent (9.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chattanooga | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Knoxville | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Memphis | |
| Johnson City | |
| Morristown | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jackson | |
| Cleveland | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Clarksville |