The annual salary statistics of legislators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legislators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $16,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $118,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $118,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,650.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $26,740 | 21.91% | 33.96% |
| 2018 | $20,880 | 0.67% | - |
| 2017 | $20,740 | 2.70% | - |
| 2016 | $20,180 | -1.68% | - |
| 2015 | $20,520 | 5.07% | - |
| 2014 | $19,480 | 2.31% | - |
| 2013 | $19,030 | 7.20% | - |
| 2012 | $17,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $26,740, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for legislators in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $27,630). Compared with Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of legislators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 3.2 percent (3.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Knoxville | |
| Memphis | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cleveland | |
| Johnson City |