The annual salary statistics of microbiologists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of microbiologists 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 | $46,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $129,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $175,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for microbiologists 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 $175,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of microbiologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $81,790 | 3.37% | 43.76% |
| 2021 | $79,030 | 0.19% | - |
| 2020 | $78,880 | 30.79% | - |
| 2019 | $54,590 | 2.42% | - |
| 2018 | $53,270 | 3.13% | - |
| 2017 | $51,600 | 0.81% | - |
| 2016 | $51,180 | -4.26% | - |
| 2015 | $53,360 | 0.49% | - |
| 2014 | $53,100 | 7.18% | - |
| 2013 | $49,290 | 6.67% | - |
| 2012 | $46,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $81,790, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for microbiologists in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Memphis (median annual salary of $82,980). Compared with Memphis, the median annual salary of microbiologists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 1.4 percent (1.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Memphis | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Knoxville |