The annual salary statistics of logging equipment operators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of logging equipment operators 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 | $30,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for logging equipment operators 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 $60,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of logging equipment operators from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $39,830 | 19.68% | 34.35% |
| 2020 | $31,990 | 6.60% | - |
| 2019 | $29,880 | -0.47% | - |
| 2018 | $30,020 | 2.13% | - |
| 2017 | $29,380 | 10.99% | - |
| 2015 | $26,150 | 13.61% | - |
| 2014 | $22,590 | 1.59% | - |
| 2013 | $22,230 | -17.63% | - |
| 2012 | $26,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,830 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is in the middle of salary range for logging equipment operators in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of logging equipment operators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 3.1 percent (3.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Chattanooga and 27.0 percent (27.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Memphis.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chattanooga | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jackson | |
| Knoxville | |
| Memphis |