The annual and hourly salary statistics of painting, coating, and decorating workers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of painting, coating, and decorating workers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $25,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for painting, coating, and decorating workers 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 $39,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of painting, coating, and decorating workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $32,300 | 23.10% | 10.87% |
| 2016 | $24,840 | 0.16% | - |
| 2015 | $24,800 | -13.47% | - |
| 2014 | $28,140 | -6.57% | - |
| 2013 | $29,990 | 4.00% | - |
| 2012 | $28,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,300, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for painting, coating, and decorating workers in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $34,080). Compared with Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of painting, coating, and decorating workers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Knoxville | |
| Johnson City |