How much do Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling make in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

Percentile spread

For Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling, the published 10th percentile is $57,400 and the 90th percentile is $152,820. The difference is $95,420, which is 135.2% 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 $66,560 to the 75th at $106,760, covers $40,200.

The mean annual wage is $95,480, which sits above the median of $70,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN median is 11.3% lower than the national median of $79,520 for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling. In 2024 national prices the local median is $73,253, which is 7.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.1% higher than the Tennessee median of $70,530.

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 $70,570 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling at $73,253 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 5th of 7 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 $66,300 and employment of 50. That median is 6.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,488, against $73,253 here.
• Knoxville, TN is 145 miles away, with a median of $79,950 and employment of 70. That median is 13.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,368, against $73,253 here.
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 158 miles away, with a median of $80,920 and employment of 120. That median is 14.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,942, against $73,253 here.

Employment share

Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (160 of 1,099,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (37,980 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.60 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.