metro Area

Salaries in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area

Browse salary data for 324 occupations in the South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area area. The average median salary across all occupations is $53,003.

Occupations

324

Avg Median Salary

$53,003

Highest Paying

$227,920

Area Type

metro

Highest Paying Jobs in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area

All Occupations in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area

Sorted by median salary (highest first)

OccupationMedian SalaryEmployed
Physicians, All Other$227,92040
Architectural and Engineering Managers$163,750110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$137,340190
Nurse Anesthetists$131,870N/A
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
Veterinarians$104,00070
Physical Therapists$104,000140
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$84,540N/A
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$83,620330
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$82,740N/A
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
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
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
Millwrights$63,06060
Compliance Officers$63,060140
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
Postal Service Clerks$61,630110
Logisticians$60,920110
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
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$58,580N/A
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$58,550170
Tool and Die Makers$58,250160
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation 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
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
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
Public Relations Specialists$55,26050
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$55,260100
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$55,220100
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$55,170620
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$54,650160
Computer Systems Analysts$54,650170
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
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
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
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
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$48,510100
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$48,47030
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$48,030180
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,8701,490
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$47,840350
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$47,84040
Advertising Sales Agents$47,68050
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
Forest and Conservation Technicians$45,34030
Training and Development Specialists$45,340290
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
Dental Assistants$44,090180
Editors$44,09040
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
Procurement Clerks$41,99060
Property Appraisers and Assessors$41,99060
Graphic Designers$41,790120
Production Workers, All Other$41,7101,840
Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/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$40,070N/A
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
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
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
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$36,67060
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$36,670100
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
Cooks, All Other$35,96080
Security Guards$35,960460
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
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$33,280N/A
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
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
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$27,850N/A
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$27,810140
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
School Bus Monitors$24,57040
Cashiers$23,9503,410
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$23,950280
Cooks, Short Order$23,460110
Bartenders$23,230180
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$22,75050
Dishwashers$22,680170
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$22,360230
Waiters and Waitresses$22,3601,220
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$21,610180