The annual salary statistics of soil and plant scientists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of soil and plant scientists 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 | $27,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for soil and plant scientists 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 $75,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of soil and plant scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,450 | 17.70% | 12.80% |
| 2015 | $49,750 | -30.75% | - |
| 2014 | $65,050 | 3.67% | - |
| 2013 | $62,660 | 15.88% | - |
| 2012 | $52,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,450, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for soil and plant scientists in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Memphis (median annual salary of $74,290). Compared with Memphis, the median annual salary of soil and plant scientists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 18.6 percent (18.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Memphis | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Knoxville |