The annual salary statistics of structural iron and steel workers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of structural iron and steel workers 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 | $38,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for structural iron and steel workers 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 $60,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of structural iron and steel workers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $49,720 | -2.78% | 24.76% |
| 2019 | $51,100 | 23.41% | - |
| 2018 | $39,140 | -3.47% | - |
| 2017 | $40,500 | -9.48% | - |
| 2016 | $44,340 | -1.60% | - |
| 2015 | $45,050 | 9.37% | - |
| 2014 | $40,830 | 8.38% | - |
| 2012 | $37,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,720, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for structural iron and steel workers in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Knoxville (median annual salary of $61,190). Compared with Knoxville, the median annual salary of structural iron and steel workers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 18.7 percent (18.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Knoxville | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Memphis | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cleveland | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |