The annual salary statistics of sound engineering technicians in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sound engineering technicians 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 | $34,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sound engineering technicians 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 $80,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sound engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $54,340 | 10.16% | 31.30% |
| 2021 | $48,820 | -5.86% | - |
| 2020 | $51,680 | -18.56% | - |
| 2019 | $61,270 | 14.43% | - |
| 2018 | $52,430 | 6.37% | - |
| 2017 | $49,090 | 5.97% | - |
| 2016 | $46,160 | -16.90% | - |
| 2015 | $53,960 | -2.19% | - |
| 2014 | $55,140 | 16.34% | - |
| 2013 | $46,130 | 19.08% | - |
| 2012 | $37,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $54,340, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the highest paying city for sound engineering technicians in state of Tennessee, followed by Knoxville (median annual salary $36,070). In comparison, the median annual salary of sound engineering technicians in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 33.6 percent (33.6%) higher than that in Knoxville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Knoxville | |
| Memphis |