The annual salary statistics of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive 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 | $28,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive 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 $58,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,580 | 6.73% | 25.63% |
| 2021 | $37,850 | -6.00% | - |
| 2020 | $40,120 | 4.86% | - |
| 2019 | $38,170 | 7.02% | - |
| 2018 | $35,490 | 3.13% | - |
| 2017 | $34,380 | 7.45% | - |
| 2016 | $31,820 | 2.20% | - |
| 2015 | $31,120 | -1.93% | - |
| 2014 | $31,720 | 4.70% | - |
| 2013 | $30,230 | 0.17% | - |
| 2012 | $30,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,580, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the highest paying city for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in state of Tennessee, followed by Knoxville (median annual salary $39,510). In comparison, the median annual salary of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 2.6 percent (2.6%) higher than that in Knoxville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Knoxville | |
| Memphis | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Johnson City | |
| Clarksville | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cleveland | |
| Jackson | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Morristown | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |