How much do Gas Plant Operators make in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

Percentile spread

For Gas Plant Operators, the published 10th percentile is $51,480 and the 90th percentile is $87,340. The difference is $35,860, which is 53.5% 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 $66,970 to the 75th at $68,080, covers $1,110.

The mean annual wage is $68,550, which sits above the median of $66,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN median is 23.7% lower than the national median of $87,820 for Gas Plant Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $69,516, which is 20.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.6% higher than the Tennessee median of $66,560.

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 $66,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Gas Plant Operators at $69,516 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 Gas Plant Operators. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 3rd 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 $78,730 and employment of 60. That median is 17.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,589, against $69,516 here.
• Birmingham, AL is 182 miles away, with a median of $80,280 and employment of 140. That median is 19.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,600, against $69,516 here.
• Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 189 miles away, with a median of $66,560 and employment of 110. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,207, against $69,516 here.

Employment share

Gas Plant Operators accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (70 of 1,099,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (18,030 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.55 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.