The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of power plant operators 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 | $57,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $108,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators 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 $108,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,130.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $91,370 | 3.18% | 16.89% |
| 2021 | $88,460 | 2.79% | - |
| 2020 | $85,990 | 2.94% | - |
| 2019 | $83,460 | 3.00% | - |
| 2018 | $80,960 | 43.52% | - |
| 2017 | $45,730 | -35.51% | - |
| 2016 | $61,970 | -2.50% | - |
| 2015 | $63,520 | -25.28% | - |
| 2014 | $79,580 | 2.21% | - |
| 2013 | $77,820 | 2.42% | - |
| 2012 | $75,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,370 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is in the middle of salary range for power plant operators in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of power plant operators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 16.2 percent (16.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Memphis and 12.9 percent (12.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Memphis | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chattanooga | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Knoxville | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |