The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of police and sheriff's patrol officers 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 | $38,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers 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 $70,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,780.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $52,990 | 5.13% | 17.78% |
| 2021 | $50,270 | -2.84% | - |
| 2020 | $51,700 | 3.52% | - |
| 2019 | $49,880 | 2.31% | - |
| 2018 | $48,730 | 3.02% | - |
| 2017 | $47,260 | 2.50% | - |
| 2016 | $46,080 | 2.84% | - |
| 2015 | $44,770 | 1.21% | - |
| 2014 | $44,230 | 1.49% | - |
| 2013 | $43,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $52,990, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Memphis (median annual salary of $59,090). Compared with Memphis, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Memphis | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Jackson | |
| Clarksville | |
| Cleveland | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Knoxville | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Johnson City | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Morristown |