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
Quality Control Systems Managers	$120,020	750	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$120,020	750	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$120,020	750	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$120,020	750	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$119,380	1,410	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$118,020	80	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$118,020	80	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$117,480	480	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$117,480	480	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$115,920	90	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$115,920	90	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$115,920	90	View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$115,230	40	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$112,990	90	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$109,740	1,630	View salary detail
Electrical Engineers	$108,590	630	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$107,980	240	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$107,980	240	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$107,100	90	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$104,590	8,660	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$104,250	1,880	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$104,170	110	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$103,320	90	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$103,010	260	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$102,720	640	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$102,210	480	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$101,930	2,430	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$101,930	2,430	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$101,930	2,430	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$101,930	2,430	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$101,930	2,430	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$101,930	2,430	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$101,930	2,430	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$101,910	730	View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$101,850	60	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,710	140	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$101,430	100	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$101,090	80	View salary detail
Database Architects	$101,090	80	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,220	180	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$99,950	760	View salary detail
Chemists	$99,790	100	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$99,780	440	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$99,780	640	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$99,650	940	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$99,650	940	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$99,650	940	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$99,650	940	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$99,650	940	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$99,650	940	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.