How much do Animal Control Workers make in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

Percentile spread

For Animal Control Workers, the published 10th percentile is $39,130 and the 90th percentile is $57,620. The difference is $18,490, which is 40.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $42,960 to the 75th at $50,120, covers $7,160.

The mean annual wage is $47,450, which sits above the median of $45,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN median is 0.4% lower than the national median of $45,660 for Animal Control Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,188, which is 3.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.8% higher than the Tennessee median of $42,970.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 96.338, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Animal Control Workers at $47,188 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Animal Control Workers. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 1st of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Knoxville, TN is 145 miles away, with a median of $39,720 and employment of 40. That median is 12.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,909, against $47,188 here.
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 158 miles away, with a median of $37,340 and employment of 50. That median is 17.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,119, against $47,188 here.
• Birmingham, AL is 182 miles away, with a median of $37,740 and employment of 50. That median is 17% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,181, against $47,188 here.

Employment share

Animal Control Workers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (70 of 1,099,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.82 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.