Salaries in South Central Tennessee

BLS OEWS May 2025 • South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area • 351 occupations

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      OccupationMedian salaryEmployed
      General Internal Medicine Physicians $334,89080
      Physicians, All Other $227,92040
      Architectural and Engineering Managers $163,750110
      Computer and Information Systems Managers $137,340190
      Nurse Anesthetists $131,870
      Pharmacists $127,860270
      Physician Assistants $122,49050
      Lawyers $121,020120
      Aerospace Engineers $114,940290
      Marketing Managers $112,530150
      Computer Network Architects $112,20070
      Sales Managers $111,250230
      Financial Managers $109,990370
      Nurse Practitioners $108,920350
      Chief Executives $107,020160
      Software Developers $105,260300
      Physical Therapists $104,000140
      Veterinarians $104,00070
      Construction Managers $103,340160
      Human Resources Managers $102,01090
      Electrical Engineers $101,590150
      Industrial Production Managers $101,440340
      Administrative Services Managers $101,050130
      Engineers, All Other $100,940200
      Mechanical Engineers $99,330290
      Facilities Managers $99,03050
      Occupational Therapists $98,52080
      Education Administrators, Postsecondary $98,37070
      Management Analysts $98,270220
      Civil Engineers $91,340120
      General and Operations Managers $90,6902,060
      Industrial Engineers $90,070300
      Medical and Health Services Managers $89,790310
      Financial Specialists, All Other $89,54060
      Financial and Investment Analysts $87,51050
      Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $84,800160
      Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $84,540
      Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $83,620330
      Postsecondary Teachers, All Other $82,740
      Dental Hygienists $81,650130
      Project Management Specialists $81,470390
      Social and Community Service Managers $81,18050
      Information Security Analysts $80,83050
      Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $80,250130
      Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $79,36080
      Speech-Language Pathologists $78,930150
      Business Operations Specialists, All Other $77,960270
      Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $77,020100
      Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $76,76090
      Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $76,36070
      First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $76,290460
      Fish and Game Wardens $75,93030
      Surveyors $75,84030
      Network and Computer Systems Administrators $75,230160
      Registered Nurses $74,6301,560
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $74,480140
      Occupational Therapy Assistants $71,57040
      Accountants and Auditors $69,750560
      Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists $68,07030
      Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $67,87050
      Buyers and Purchasing Agents $67,750410
      Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $65,540120
      School Psychologists $64,67030
      Maintenance Workers, Machinery $64,650110
      Instructional Coordinators $64,620120
      Mechanical Drafters $64,11030
      Cost Estimators $64,020120
      Physical Therapist Assistants $63,640150
      First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $63,400580
      Fire Inspectors and Investigators $63,40070
      First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $63,140990
      Compliance Officers $63,060140
      Millwrights $63,06060
      Human Resources Specialists $63,020500
      Respiratory Therapists $62,560100
      Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $62,140180
      Loan Officers $62,080350
      Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $62,08070
      Managers, All Other $62,070560
      Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $61,94030
      Postal Service Clerks $61,630110
      Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas $61,58030
      Logisticians $60,920110
      Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare $60,59030
      Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $60,470120
      Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $60,250230
      Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $60,020220
      Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $60,000370
      Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door $59,87040
      First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $59,76080
      First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers $59,58030
      Industrial Machinery Mechanics $59,570420
      Healthcare Social Workers $59,160100
      Computer Occupations, All Other $59,110180
      Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $59,00070
      First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $58,8301,370
      Computer Network Support Specialists $58,580
      Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $58,550170
      Tool and Die Makers $58,250160
      First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $58,230430
      Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $58,180200
      Child, Family, and School Social Workers $58,020280
      Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $57,990960
      Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $57,47080
      Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians $57,41040
      Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians $57,27070
      Tour and Travel Guides $57,23040
      Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $57,210100
      Construction and Building Inspectors $56,26060
      Electricians $56,160350
      Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders $56,16040
      First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $56,130220
      Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $55,760240
      Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $55,64090
      Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $55,260100
      Public Relations Specialists $55,26050
      Detectives and Criminal Investigators $55,220100
      Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $55,170620
      Computer Systems Analysts $54,650170
      Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $54,650160
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $54,550700
      Postal Service Mail Carriers $54,270410
      Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors $54,25040
      Meter Readers, Utilities $53,62040
      Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians $53,210220
      Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators $53,04090
      First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $52,800110
      Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $52,710790
      Clergy $52,41030
      Fundraisers $51,99040
      Correctional Officers and Jailers $51,490420
      Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians $51,48050
      Food Service Managers $51,430160
      Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $51,400170
      Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $51,3501,020
      Legislators $50,93030
      Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $50,8602,720
      Special Education Teachers, Middle School $50,65080
      Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $50,290180
      Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $50,1201,550
      Material Moving Workers, All Other $50,03050
      Structural Iron and Steel Workers $49,810150
      Opticians, Dispensing $49,45050
      Surgical Technologists $49,39050
      Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $49,17070
      Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders $49,17090
      Computer User Support Specialists $48,920210
      Chefs and Head Cooks $48,91090
      Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $48,890220
      Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $48,830260
      Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $48,730170
      First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $48,71060
      Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $48,610320
      Food Batchmakers $48,540430
      Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $48,510100
      Tree Trimmers and Pruners $48,47030
      Crane and Tower Operators $48,46030
      Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $48,030180
      Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $47,8701,490
      Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $47,84040
      Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $47,840350
      Agricultural Inspectors $47,84060
      Advertising Sales Agents $47,68050
      Home Appliance Repairers $47,68030
      Paralegals and Legal Assistants $47,56050
      Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $47,490130
      Logging Equipment Operators $47,470100
      Paramedics $47,330130
      Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $47,170120
      Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters $47,110100
      Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $46,990780
      Carpenters $46,960370
      Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $46,890450
      Machinists $46,610460
      Automotive Body and Related Repairers $46,520160
      Medical Records Specialists $46,480130
      Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $46,450290
      Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $46,290230
      Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $46,190100
      Prepress Technicians and Workers $46,11050
      Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $45,82080
      Highway Maintenance Workers $45,780170
      Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $45,760230
      Chemical Technicians $45,74050
      Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $45,560130
      Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $45,54030
      Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $45,5001,030
      Training and Development Specialists $45,340290
      Forest and Conservation Technicians $45,34030
      Foundry Mold and Coremakers $45,150140
      Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $45,070480
      Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $45,030590
      Surveying and Mapping Technicians $44,83060
      Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $44,820170
      Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $44,6901,000
      Bill and Account Collectors $44,50030
      Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $44,220860
      Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $44,17090
      Editors $44,09040
      Dental Assistants $44,090180
      Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $43,660190
      Bus Drivers, School $43,660510
      First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $43,51070
      Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $43,4601,160
      Loan Interviewers and Clerks $43,390150
      Packers and Packagers, Hand $43,370810
      Driver/Sales Workers $43,210220
      Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers $43,20030
      Sheet Metal Workers $42,76060
      Pipelayers $42,54050
      Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $42,250100
      Property Appraisers and Assessors $41,99060
      Procurement Clerks $41,99060
      Graphic Designers $41,790120
      Production Workers, All Other $41,7101,840
      Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $41,570110
      First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $41,39060
      Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $41,060660
      Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $40,9203,280
      Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters $40,440160
      Conveyor Operators and Tenders $40,41030
      Public Safety Telecommunicators $40,370110
      Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other $40,37040
      Printing Press Operators $40,350240
      Helpers--Electricians $40,10070
      Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $40,070
      Agricultural Equipment Operators $40,00050
      Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $39,990140
      Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $39,880310
      First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $39,840980
      Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining $39,760120
      Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $39,52090
      Information and Record Clerks, All Other $39,45040
      Firefighters $39,100280
      Order Clerks $39,10080
      Construction Laborers $38,990820
      Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers $38,75040
      Pest Control Workers $38,630110
      Glaziers $38,53060
      Insurance Sales Agents $38,510210
      Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics $38,48050
      Social and Human Service Assistants $38,460130
      Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $38,4201,220
      Machine Feeders and Offbearers $38,40050
      Emergency Medical Technicians $38,270100
      Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $38,26040
      Pharmacy Technicians $37,790440
      Food Processing Workers, All Other $37,500140
      Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $37,490520
      Light Truck Drivers $37,370700
      Helpers--Production Workers $37,340440
      Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $37,2903,380
      Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners $37,15040
      Social Workers, All Other $37,140100
      Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $37,14040
      Data Entry Keyers $37,12040
      Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators $37,11060
      Customer Service Representatives $37,1001,360
      Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $37,040550
      Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $36,780130
      Painters, Construction and Maintenance $36,770110
      Coaches and Scouts $36,730150
      Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $36,7101,070
      Tutors $36,690100
      Slaughterers and Meat Packers $36,670100
      Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other $36,67060
      Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $36,590140
      Marriage and Family Therapists $36,560110
      Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $36,400170
      Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $36,340520
      Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $36,29090
      First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $36,2401,070
      Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $36,13080
      Butchers and Meat Cutters $36,060120
      Security Guards $35,960460
      Cooks, All Other $35,96080
      Medical Assistants $35,760570
      Self-Enrichment Teachers $35,74060
      Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $35,730430
      Nursing Assistants $35,650960
      First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $35,52090
      Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $35,46060
      First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $35,44040
      Psychiatric Technicians $35,410100
      Medical Transcriptionists $35,36040
      Billing and Posting Clerks $35,340320
      Office Clerks, General $35,2201,790
      Pharmacy Aides $35,03050
      Tellers $34,990550
      Stockers and Order Fillers $34,8502,510
      Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $34,73080
      Roofers $34,60050
      Couriers and Messengers $34,59070
      Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $34,58050
      Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing $34,340130
      Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $34,080410
      Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $33,840180
      Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $33,56050
      Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $33,280
      Phlebotomists $33,17050
      Counter and Rental Clerks $32,880150
      Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians $32,26070
      Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $32,170170
      Woodworkers, All Other $31,62070
      Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $31,380100
      Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys $30,92030
      Sewing Machine Operators $30,770130
      Parts Salespersons $30,480200
      Home Health and Personal Care Aides $30,3601,110
      Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $30,270170
      Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $30,1801,220
      Tire Repairers and Changers $30,18060
      Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $30,080690
      Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other $29,64050
      Recreation Workers $29,560100
      Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $29,440130
      Receptionists and Information Clerks $29,370440
      Floral Designers $29,24040
      Bakers $29,14080
      Cooks, Restaurant $29,120720
      Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $29,09060
      Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $28,930150
      Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $28,890460
      Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $28,800100
      Residential Advisors $28,780100
      Retail Salespersons $28,6802,690
      Cooks, Fast Food $28,490680
      Animal Caretakers $28,390270
      Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other $28,16050
      File Clerks $27,850
      Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $27,810140
      Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic $27,72030
      Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $27,66090
      Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $27,62030
      Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $27,2101,330
      Fast Food and Counter Workers $26,6203,020
      Childcare Workers $26,530410
      Food Preparation Workers $25,770720
      Library Assistants, Clerical $25,49060
      Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners $25,46050
      School Bus Monitors $24,57040
      Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $23,950280
      Cashiers $23,9503,410
      Cooks, Short Order $23,460110
      Bartenders $23,230180
      Amusement and Recreation Attendants $22,75050
      Dishwashers $22,680170
      Waiters and Waitresses $22,3601,220
      Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $22,360230
      Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $21,610180
      Cutters and Trimmers, Hand $19,12050