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
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,050	50	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$82,620	60	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,600	180	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,570	560	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,030	110	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$80,870	170	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$80,820	440	View salary detail
Web Developers	$80,710	200	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$80,370	420	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$79,950	70	View salary detail
Art Directors	$79,500	90	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$79,360	280	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$79,280	60	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$79,280	60	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$79,280	60	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,080	120	View salary detail
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians	$78,850	60	View salary detail
Nuclear Technicians	$78,850	60	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$78,600	230	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$78,600	230	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$78,600	230	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,330	170	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,220	70	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,210	230	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$78,130	70	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$78,130	70	View salary detail
Biologists	$78,130	70	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$78,130	70	View salary detail
Geneticists	$78,130	70	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$78,110	470	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,080	180	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$78,060	400	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$78,020	460	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$77,870	50	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$77,700	1,130	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$77,700	1,130	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$77,700	1,130	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$77,700	1,130	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$77,700	1,130	View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$77,440	50	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$77,240	9,500	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$77,240	9,500	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$77,240	9,500	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$77,240	9,500	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$77,240	9,500	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$77,130	500	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$77,080	190	View salary detail
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,940	60	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$76,850	160	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$76,820	350	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.