How much do Meter Readers, Utilities make in Clarksville, TN-KY?

Percentile spread

For Meter Readers, Utilities, the published 10th percentile is $39,220 and the 90th percentile is $77,620. The difference is $38,400, which is 84.9% 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 $39,530 to the 75th at $61,280, covers $21,750.

The mean annual wage is $52,840, which sits above the median of $45,210. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Clarksville, TN-KY median is 6.1% lower than the national median of $48,150 for Meter Readers, Utilities. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,710, which is 3.2% 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 $45,210.

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 $45,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Meter Readers, Utilities at $49,710 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Meter Readers, Utilities. Clarksville, TN-KY ranks 6th of 11 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 $47,100 and employment of 140. That median is 4.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,890, against $49,710 here.
• Bowling Green, KY is 72 miles away, with a median of $42,750 and employment of 40. That median is 5.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,406, against $49,710 here.
• Jackson, TN is 96 miles away, with a median of $47,870 and employment of 50. That median is 5.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,974, against $49,710 here.

Employment share

Meter Readers, Utilities accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Clarksville, TN-KY (40 of 103,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (19,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.10 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.