The annual salary statistics of librarians in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of librarians 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 | $34,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians 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 $78,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of librarians from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $55,210 | 4.29% | 6.00% |
| 2017 | $52,840 | -4.31% | - |
| 2016 | $55,120 | 0.47% | - |
| 2015 | $54,860 | 2.42% | - |
| 2014 | $53,530 | 2.73% | - |
| 2013 | $52,070 | 0.33% | - |
| 2012 | $51,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,210 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is in the middle of salary range for librarians in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of librarians in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 16.1 percent (16.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Clarksville and 14.2 percent (14.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Clarksville | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Memphis | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Morristown | |
| Cleveland | |
| Jackson | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Knoxville | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Johnson City | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |