SOC 25-1011 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Business Teachers, Postsecondary make in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Business Teachers, Postsecondary in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $80,660. The 10th percentile is $46,660 and the 90th percentile is $166,710. Employment is 360.

Median annual wage

$80,660

10th percentile
$46,660
25th percentile
$65,060
Median
$80,660
75th percentile
$128,080
90th percentile
$166,710
Mean
$97,580

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Business Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $46,660 and the 90th percentile is $166,710. The difference is $120,050, which is 148.8% 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 $65,060 to the 75th at $128,080, covers $63,020.

The mean annual wage is $97,580, which sits above the median of $80,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN median is 18.6% lower than the national median of $99,080 for Business Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $83,726, which is 15.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.2% lower than the Tennessee median of $85,950.

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 $80,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Business Teachers, Postsecondary at $83,726 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Business Teachers, Postsecondary. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 8th of 10 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).).

  • Bowling Green, KY is 68 miles away, with a median of $104,190 and employment of 70. That median is 29.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,537, against $83,726 here.
  • Huntsville, AL is 90 miles away, with a median of $62,790 and employment of 180. That median is 22.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,464, against $83,726 here.
  • Chattanooga, TN-GA is 105 miles away, with a median of $97,640 and employment of 100. That median is 21.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,752, against $83,726 here.

Employment share

Business Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (360 of 1,099,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (82,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.62 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Business Teachers, Postsecondary make in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Business Teachers, Postsecondary in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $80,660. The 10th percentile is $46,660 and the 90th percentile is $166,710. Employment is 360.

How does that compare with the national median for Business Teachers, Postsecondary?

The local median is 18.6% lower than the national median of $99,080.

What is Business Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 96.338, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $80,660 is $83,726. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN compare with nearby metros for Business Teachers, Postsecondary?

Bowling Green, KY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 68 miles away, at $104,190. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 8th of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.