The annual salary statistics of photographers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of photographers 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 | $21,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers 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 $57,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,650.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of photographers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,830 | 14.07% | 17.20% |
| 2021 | $29,930 | -56.60% | - |
| 2020 | $46,870 | 11.52% | - |
| 2019 | $41,470 | 27.49% | - |
| 2018 | $30,070 | 3.82% | - |
| 2017 | $28,920 | -5.95% | - |
| 2016 | $30,640 | -5.71% | - |
| 2015 | $32,390 | -3.21% | - |
| 2014 | $33,430 | 7.72% | - |
| 2013 | $30,850 | 6.52% | - |
| 2012 | $28,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,830, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for photographers in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Memphis (median annual salary of $37,040). Compared with Memphis, the median annual salary of photographers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 6.0 percent (6.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Memphis | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Knoxville | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Johnson City | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cleveland | |
| Jackson |