The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of materials engineers 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 | $64,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $106,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $139,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $164,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers 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 $164,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $106,090 | 24.70% | 27.14% |
| 2021 | $79,890 | -7.65% | - |
| 2020 | $86,000 | 3.72% | - |
| 2019 | $82,800 | -4.40% | - |
| 2018 | $86,440 | 0.47% | - |
| 2017 | $86,030 | -3.29% | - |
| 2016 | $88,860 | 12.28% | - |
| 2015 | $77,950 | -6.23% | - |
| 2014 | $82,810 | 10.08% | - |
| 2013 | $74,460 | -3.81% | - |
| 2012 | $77,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $106,090, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for materials engineers in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Memphis (median annual salary of $130,340). Compared with Memphis, the median annual salary of materials engineers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 18.6 percent (18.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Memphis | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Knoxville | |
| Jackson | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Johnson City | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |