The annual salary statistics of mental health counselors in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mental health counselors 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 | $26,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health counselors 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 $51,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,780.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mental health counselors from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $34,780 | -4.69% | 7.91% |
| 2015 | $36,410 | 16.31% | - |
| 2014 | $30,470 | -3.77% | - |
| 2013 | $31,620 | -1.30% | - |
| 2012 | $32,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,780, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for mental health counselors in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Johnson City (median annual salary of $36,480). Compared with Johnson City, the median annual salary of mental health counselors in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 4.7 percent (4.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Johnson City | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Jackson | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Knoxville | |
| Clarksville | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Memphis | |
| Chattanooga |