The annual salary statistics of petroleum engineers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of petroleum 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 | $71,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $86,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $152,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for petroleum 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 $152,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,900.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $107,440, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the highest paying city for petroleum engineers in state of Tennessee, followed by Chattanooga (median annual salary $98,290). In comparison, the median annual salary of petroleum engineers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 8.5 percent (8.5%) higher than that in Chattanooga.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Chattanooga |