The annual salary statistics of materials scientists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of materials scientists 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 | $51,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $111,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials scientists 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 $111,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,290.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $81,590, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for materials scientists in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $86,740). Compared with Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of materials scientists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 5.9 percent (5.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Knoxville |