SOC 27-3041 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations · May 2025
How much do Editors 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 Editors in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $64,250. The 10th percentile is $44,160 and the 90th percentile is $110,420. Employment is 740.
Median annual wage
$64,250
- 10th percentile
- $44,160
- 25th percentile
- $50,010
- Median
- $64,250
- 75th percentile
- $86,600
- 90th percentile
- $110,420
- Mean
- $72,330
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Editors, the published 10th percentile is $44,160 and the 90th percentile is $110,420. The difference is $66,260, which is 103.1% 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 $50,010 to the 75th at $86,600, covers $36,590.
The mean annual wage is $72,330, which sits above the median of $64,250. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN median is 17.5% lower than the national median of $77,920 for Editors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,692, which is 14.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 7.9% higher than the Tennessee median of $59,550.
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 $64,250 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Editors at $66,692 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Editors. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 2nd of 6 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).).
- Chattanooga, TN-GA is 105 miles away, with a median of $54,000 and employment of 80. That median is 16% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,040, against $66,692 here.
- Knoxville, TN is 145 miles away, with a median of $59,630 and employment of 120. That median is 7.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,417, against $66,692 here.
- Birmingham, AL is 182 miles away, with a median of $72,650 and employment of 230. That median is 13.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,274, against $66,692 here.
Employment share
Editors accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (740 of 1,099,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (91,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.14 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · Editors by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Editors make in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Editors in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $64,250. The 10th percentile is $44,160 and the 90th percentile is $110,420. Employment is 740.
How does that compare with the national median for Editors?
The local median is 17.5% lower than the national median of $77,920.
What is Editors 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 $64,250 is $66,692. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN compare with nearby metros for Editors?
Chattanooga, TN-GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 105 miles away, at $54,000. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 2nd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.