SOC 39-9099 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Personal Care and 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 Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $37,970. The 10th percentile is $24,240 and the 90th percentile is $47,970. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$37,970

10th percentile
$24,240
25th percentile
$28,720
Median
$37,970
75th percentile
$39,790
90th percentile
$47,970
Mean
$36,480

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A transit bus driver standing beside a bus at a rest stop in Denali
Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $24,240 and the 90th percentile is $47,970. The difference is $23,730, which is 62.5% 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 $28,720 to the 75th at $39,790, covers $11,070.

The mean annual wage is $36,480, which sits below the median of $37,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN median is 8.7% lower than the national median of $41,600 for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,413, which is 5.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.4% higher than the Tennessee median of $32,070.

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 $37,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other at $39,413 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 1st of 6 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).).

  • Clarksville, TN-KY is 65 miles away, with a median of $33,160 and employment of 40. That median is 12.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,461, against $39,413 here.
  • Knoxville, TN is 145 miles away, with a median of $33,270 and employment of 80. That median is 12.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,941, against $39,413 here.
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 158 miles away, with a median of $37,740. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,548, against $39,413 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Personal Care and 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 Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $37,970. The 10th percentile is $24,240 and the 90th percentile is $47,970.

How does that compare with the national median for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other?

The local median is 8.7% lower than the national median of $41,600.

What is Personal Care and 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 $37,970 is $39,413. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN compare with nearby metros for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other?

Clarksville, TN-KY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 65 miles away, at $33,160. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 1st of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.