SOC 29-1129 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Therapists, 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 Therapists, All Other in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $59,390. The 10th percentile is $43,340 and the 90th percentile is $97,030. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$59,390

10th percentile
$43,340
25th percentile
$50,390
Median
$59,390
75th percentile
$67,410
90th percentile
$97,030
Mean
$62,880

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A nurse attending an elderly patient in a hospital
A nurse with a patient at a hospital centre in Birmingham. Wellcome Collection. Photograph by Wellcome Collection. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Therapists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $43,340 and the 90th percentile is $97,030. The difference is $53,690, which is 90.4% 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 $50,390 to the 75th at $67,410, covers $17,020.

The mean annual wage is $62,880, which sits above the median of $59,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN median is 23.8% lower than the national median of $77,930 for Therapists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,648, which is 20.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.8% higher than the Tennessee median of $56,690.

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 $59,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Therapists, All Other at $61,648 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 Therapists, All Other. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 3rd 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).).

  • Knoxville, TN is 145 miles away, with a median of $79,280 and employment of 60. That median is 33.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,644, against $61,648 here.
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 158 miles away, with a median of $46,790 and employment of 40. That median is 21.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,272, against $61,648 here.
  • Lexington-Fayette, KY is 188 miles away, with a median of $112,070 and employment of 80. That median is 88.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $120,649, against $61,648 here.

Employment share

Therapists, All Other accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (50 of 1,099,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,640 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.31 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · Therapists, 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 Therapists, All Other make in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Therapists, All Other in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $59,390. The 10th percentile is $43,340 and the 90th percentile is $97,030. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Therapists, All Other?

The local median is 23.8% lower than the national median of $77,930.

What is Therapists, 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 $59,390 is $61,648. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN compare with nearby metros for Therapists, All Other?

Knoxville, TN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 145 miles away, at $79,280. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 3rd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.