SOC 33-1099 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other 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 First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $81,330. The 10th percentile is $73,920 and the 90th percentile is $114,190. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$81,330

10th percentile
$73,920
25th percentile
$76,400
Median
$81,330
75th percentile
$93,640
90th percentile
$114,190
Mean
$86,590

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $73,920 and the 90th percentile is $114,190. The difference is $40,270, which is 49.5% 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 $76,400 to the 75th at $93,640, covers $17,240.

The mean annual wage is $86,590, which sits above the median of $81,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN median is 6.5% higher than the national median of $76,400 for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,422, which is 10.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Tennessee median of $81,330.

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 $81,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other at $84,422 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 2nd of 4 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).).

  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 158 miles away, with a median of $68,110 and employment of 60. That median is 16.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,178, against $84,422 here.
  • Birmingham, AL is 182 miles away, with a median of $80,790 and employment of 40. That median is 0.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,156, against $84,422 here.
  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 189 miles away, with a median of $96,100 and employment of 100. That median is 18.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,254, against $84,422 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (60 of 1,099,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (20,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.41 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 First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other make in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $81,330. The 10th percentile is $73,920 and the 90th percentile is $114,190. Employment is 60.

How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other?

The local median is 6.5% higher than the national median of $76,400.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other 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 $81,330 is $84,422. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other?

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 158 miles away, at $68,110. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.