How much do Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other make in Clarksville, TN-KY?

Percentile spread

For Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $35,040 and the 90th percentile is $36,670. The difference is $1,630, which is 4.4% 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 $36,660 to the 75th at $36,670, covers $10.

The mean annual wage is $35,930, which sits below the median of $36,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Clarksville, TN-KY median is 2.3% higher than the national median of $35,840 for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,309, which is 12.5% higher 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 $36,640.

Clarksville, TN-KY covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Tennessee, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Clarksville, TN-KY is 90.947, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other at $40,309 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 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Clarksville, TN-KY ranks 4th 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).).

• Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 65 miles away, with a median of $40,370 and employment of 550. That median is 10.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,905, against $40,309 here.
• Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 169 miles away, with a median of $38,530 and employment of 460. That median is 5.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,799, against $40,309 here.
• Chattanooga, TN-GA is 170 miles away, with a median of $37,410 and employment of 360. That median is 2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,901, against $40,309 here.