SOC 19-3039 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025
How much do Psychologists, 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 Psychologists, All Other in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $138,070. The 10th percentile is $54,030 and the 90th percentile is $163,180. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$138,070
- 10th percentile
- $54,030
- 25th percentile
- $86,680
- Median
- $138,070
- 75th percentile
- $150,630
- 90th percentile
- $163,180
- Mean
- $121,740
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Psychologists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $54,030 and the 90th percentile is $163,180. The difference is $109,150, which is 79.1% 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 $86,680 to the 75th at $150,630, covers $63,950.
The mean annual wage is $121,740, which sits below the median of $138,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN median is 24.6% higher than the national median of $110,840 for Psychologists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $143,318, which is 29.3% 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 $138,070.
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 $138,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Psychologists, All Other at $143,318 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Psychologists, All Other. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 2nd of 3 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).).
- Lexington-Fayette, KY is 188 miles away, with a median of $130,400 and employment of 60. That median is 5.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $140,383, against $143,318 here.
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 189 miles away, with a median of $138,300 and employment of 40. That median is 0.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $150,034, against $143,318 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · Psychologists, All Other by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Psychologists, All Other make in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Psychologists, All Other in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $138,070. The 10th percentile is $54,030 and the 90th percentile is $163,180.
How does that compare with the national median for Psychologists, All Other?
The local median is 24.6% higher than the national median of $110,840.
What is Psychologists, 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 $138,070 is $143,318. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN compare with nearby metros for Psychologists, All Other?
Lexington-Fayette, KY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 188 miles away, at $130,400. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.