The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of urban and regional planners 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 | $49,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners 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 $100,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of urban and regional planners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $75,380 | 17.66% | 26.92% |
| 2021 | $62,070 | -8.65% | - |
| 2020 | $67,440 | 2.19% | - |
| 2019 | $65,960 | -6.11% | - |
| 2018 | $69,990 | 0.91% | - |
| 2017 | $69,350 | 5.94% | - |
| 2016 | $65,230 | 8.25% | - |
| 2015 | $59,850 | 4.59% | - |
| 2014 | $57,100 | 3.94% | - |
| 2013 | $54,850 | -0.44% | - |
| 2012 | $55,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $75,380, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for urban and regional planners in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Knoxville (median annual salary of $77,520). Compared with Knoxville, the median annual salary of urban and regional planners in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 2.8 percent (2.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Knoxville | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Clarksville | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Memphis |