The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineers 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 | $61,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers 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 $124,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,080.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $84,890 | 3.25% | 7.87% |
| 2021 | $82,130 | -0.16% | - |
| 2020 | $82,260 | 4.84% | - |
| 2019 | $78,280 | -1.00% | - |
| 2018 | $79,060 | -0.91% | - |
| 2017 | $79,780 | -12.11% | - |
| 2016 | $89,440 | 5.99% | - |
| 2015 | $84,080 | -4.35% | - |
| 2014 | $87,740 | 6.41% | - |
| 2013 | $82,120 | 4.76% | - |
| 2012 | $78,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $84,890, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for civil engineers in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Chattanooga (median annual salary of $97,720). Compared with Chattanooga, the median annual salary of civil engineers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 13.1 percent (13.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chattanooga | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Memphis | |
| Jackson | |
| Knoxville | |
| Johnson City | |
| Clarksville | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cleveland | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |