The annual salary statistics of social science research assistants in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of social science research assistants 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 | $33,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $94,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social science research assistants 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 $94,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,080.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social science research assistants from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $40,210 | 0.97% | 31.98% |
| 2019 | $39,820 | 2.81% | - |
| 2018 | $38,700 | 1.42% | - |
| 2017 | $38,150 | 3.77% | - |
| 2016 | $36,710 | 27.40% | - |
| 2013 | $26,650 | -2.63% | - |
| 2012 | $27,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,210, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for social science research assistants in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Chattanooga (median annual salary of $73,870). Compared with Chattanooga, the median annual salary of social science research assistants in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 45.6 percent (45.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chattanooga | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Memphis | |
| Knoxville |