SOC 11-3131 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Training and Development Managers 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 Training and Development Managers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $119,120. The 10th percentile is $91,130 and the 90th percentile is $192,820. Employment is 330.

Median annual wage

$119,120

10th percentile
$91,130
25th percentile
$102,200
Median
$119,120
75th percentile
$145,790
90th percentile
$192,820
Mean
$129,050

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Training and Development Managers, the published 10th percentile is $91,130 and the 90th percentile is $192,820. The difference is $101,690, which is 85.4% 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 $102,200 to the 75th at $145,790, covers $43,590.

The mean annual wage is $129,050, which sits above the median of $119,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN median is 10.4% lower than the national median of $133,000 for Training and Development Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $123,648, which is 7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.6% lower than the Tennessee median of $121,030.

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 $119,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Training and Development Managers at $123,648 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Training and Development Managers. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 4th of 8 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 $110,710 and employment of 70. That median is 7.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,042, against $123,648 here.
  • Dalton, GA is 138 miles away, with a median of $129,730 and employment of 30. That median is 8.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $144,395, against $123,648 here.
  • Knoxville, TN is 145 miles away, with a median of $112,990 and employment of 90. That median is 5.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $122,060, against $123,648 here.

Employment share

Training and Development Managers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (330 of 1,099,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (48,050 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.97 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 · Training and Development Managers 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 Training and Development Managers make in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Training and Development Managers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $119,120. The 10th percentile is $91,130 and the 90th percentile is $192,820. Employment is 330.

How does that compare with the national median for Training and Development Managers?

The local median is 10.4% lower than the national median of $133,000.

What is Training and Development Managers 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 $119,120 is $123,648. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN compare with nearby metros for Training and Development Managers?

Chattanooga, TN-GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 105 miles away, at $110,710. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 4th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.