The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical 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 | $42,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $142,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical 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 $142,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $87,860 | -10.51% | 11.55% |
| 2021 | $97,090 | 9.84% | - |
| 2020 | $87,540 | 4.76% | - |
| 2019 | $83,370 | 11.00% | - |
| 2018 | $74,200 | 0.51% | - |
| 2017 | $73,820 | 6.29% | - |
| 2016 | $69,180 | -7.89% | - |
| 2015 | $74,640 | -2.59% | - |
| 2014 | $76,570 | -3.97% | - |
| 2013 | $79,610 | 2.39% | - |
| 2012 | $77,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $87,860 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 13.6 percent (13.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Knoxville and 12.3 percent (12.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Clarksville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Knoxville | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Cleveland | |
| Jackson | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Memphis | |
| Morristown | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Johnson City | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Clarksville |