Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Knoxville, TN

649 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Knoxville, TN for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Family Medicine Physicians	$460,080	590	View salary detail
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$365,260	30	View salary detail
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$314,020	100	View salary detail
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	$276,370	690	View salary detail
Preventive Medicine Physicians	$276,370	690	View salary detail
Physicians, All Other	$276,370	690	View salary detail
Urologists	$276,370	690	View salary detail
Sports Medicine Physicians	$276,370	690	View salary detail
Allergists and Immunologists	$276,370	690	View salary detail
Hospitalists	$276,370	690	View salary detail
Nurse Anesthetists	$213,900	220	View salary detail
Chief Sustainability Officers	$198,890	510	View salary detail
Chief Executives	$198,890	510	View salary detail
Nuclear Engineers	$179,660	240	View salary detail
Physicists	$165,010	120	View salary detail
Pediatricians, General	$164,720	—	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$162,950	610	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$162,950	610	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$162,850	30	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$157,900	220	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$149,140	30	View salary detail
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$148,580	40	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$143,650	1,380	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$141,130	170	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$141,130	170	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$141,130	170	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$140,660	90	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$139,530	210	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	$136,990	60	View salary detail
Physical Scientists, All Other	$136,990	60	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$133,570	2,090	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$133,570	2,090	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$133,570	2,090	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$132,460	990	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$132,200	530	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$131,040	930	View salary detail
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$129,840	50	View salary detail
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	$129,840	50	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$129,240	370	View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other	$127,720	160	View salary detail
Lawyers	$126,520	1,250	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$125,470	990	View salary detail
Optometrists	$125,090	80	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$123,000	80	View salary detail
Software Developers	$121,750	2,390	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$121,160	260	View salary detail
Security Managers	$120,740	360	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$120,740	360	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$120,020	750	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$120,020	750	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.