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title: "Average Salary in Tennessee"
description: "Mean $60,800, median $47,380 in Tennessee (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/tennessee"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Tennessee

Mean annual wage $60,800, median $47,380 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025. Median at national-average prices: $51,570 (rank 32 of 51 by that measure; rank 41 nominal).

| Percentile | Tennessee | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $28,600 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $35,830 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $47,380 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $71,050 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $103,130 | $128,560 |

## Price levels (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100)

| Category | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 91.9 |
| Housing (rents) | 79.1 |
| Goods | 96.2 |
| Utilities | 72.1 |
| Other services | 95.1 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $115,010 | 215,600 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $87,400 | 82,790 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $85,630 | 45,090 |
| Legal | $83,890 | 18,410 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $78,590 | 218,160 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $76,400 | 22,100 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $75,700 | 189,510 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $58,870 | 155,180 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $56,400 | 144,040 |
| Community and Social Service | $51,900 | 47,700 |
| Construction and Extraction | $50,510 | 125,860 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $50,340 | 41,190 |
| Protective Service | $46,610 | 76,930 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $45,370 | 426,040 |
| Production | $45,150 | 261,580 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $41,880 | 369,270 |
| Healthcare Support | $37,240 | 110,040 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $37,140 | 4,180 |
| Sales | $35,730 | 278,210 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $34,990 | 87,580 |
| Personal Care and Service | $32,200 | 57,620 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $29,310 | 301,640 |

## Most common jobs

- [Laborer and Freight, Stock, and Material Mover, Hand](https://nuecareer.com/careers/laborer-and-freight-stock-and-material-mover-hand): 105,870 workers
- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker): 90,690 workers
- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 87,380 workers
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): 72,200 workers
- [Truck Driver](https://nuecareer.com/careers/truck-driver): 64,890 workers
- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager): 63,720 workers
- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier): 63,350 workers
- [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler): 60,130 workers
- [Customer Service Representative](https://nuecareer.com/careers/customer-service-representative): 59,730 workers
- [Server](https://nuecareer.com/careers/server): 52,120 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [Cardiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cardiologist): $610,080 median
- [Anesthesiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/anesthesiologist): $330,620 median
- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $301,290 median
- [General Internal Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-internal-medicine-physician): $232,220 median
- [Family Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/family-medicine-physician): $226,830 median
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $215,290 median
- [Nurse Anesthetist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-anesthetist): $211,450 median
- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $198,830 median
- [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general): $176,210 median
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $161,430 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [Forging Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic](https://nuecareer.com/careers/forging-machine-setter-operator-and-tender-metal-and-plastic): 6.08x the national share
- [Coil Winder, Taper, and Finisher](https://nuecareer.com/careers/coil-winder-taper-and-finisher): 5.38x the national share
- [Milling and Planing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic](https://nuecareer.com/careers/milling-and-planing-machine-setter-operator-and-tender-metal-and-plastic): 4.47x the national share
- [Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender](https://nuecareer.com/careers/extruding-forming-pressing-and-compacting-machine-setter-operator-and-tender): 3.39x the national share
- [Procurement Clerk](https://nuecareer.com/careers/procurement-clerk): 3.32x the national share
- [Tire Builder](https://nuecareer.com/careers/tire-builder): 3.11x the national share
- [Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender](https://nuecareer.com/careers/welding-soldering-and-brazing-machine-setter-operator-and-tender): 2.93x the national share
- [Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender](https://nuecareer.com/careers/food-cooking-machine-operator-and-tender): 2.76x the national share
- [Tool and Die Maker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/tool-and-die-maker): 2.44x the national share
- [Plating Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic](https://nuecareer.com/careers/plating-machine-setter-operator-and-tender-metal-and-plastic): 2.43x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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