How much do Traffic Technicians make in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

Percentile spread

For Traffic Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $46,760 and the 90th percentile is $62,140. The difference is $15,380, which is 32.3% 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 $46,880 to the 75th at $60,990, covers $14,110.

The mean annual wage is $52,230, which sits above the median of $47,670. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN median is 19.3% lower than the national median of $59,090 for Traffic Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,482, which is 16.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6% higher than the Tennessee median of $44,970.

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 $47,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Traffic Technicians at $49,482 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 Traffic Technicians. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 2nd 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).).

• Chattanooga, TN-GA is 105 miles away, with a median of $44,690 and employment of 110. That median is 6.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,861, against $49,482 here.
• Knoxville, TN is 145 miles away, with a median of $44,090. That median is 7.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,629, against $49,482 here.
• Birmingham, AL is 182 miles away, with a median of $60,730 and employment of 30. That median is 27.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,267, against $49,482 here.