Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Tennessee

857 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Tennessee for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Engineers, All Other	$96,640	4,400	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$96,190	230	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$95,910	5,790	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$95,910	5,790	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$95,910	5,790	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$95,630	10,220	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$95,630	10,220	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$95,250	260	View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	$94,450	8,290	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$94,450	8,290	View salary detail
Genetic Counselors	$94,380	340	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$94,030	2,570	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$92,990	4,910	View salary detail
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians	$91,980	110	View salary detail
Nuclear Technicians	$91,980	110	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$91,940	330	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$91,040	1,530	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$90,950	540	View salary detail
Orthoptists	$90,750	300	View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$90,750	300	View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians	$90,750	300	View salary detail
Audiologists	$90,540	270	View salary detail
Art Directors	$89,860	930	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$88,240	2,770	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$88,100	5,070	View salary detail
Chemists	$87,930	960	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$87,110	500	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$86,570	1,140	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$85,980	4,510	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,950	1,260	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$85,890	20,780	View salary detail
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,020	120	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$84,640	4,570	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$84,630	3,320	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$84,470	390	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$84,160	3,970	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$83,990	500	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$83,660	3,900	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$83,520	350	View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$83,080	90	View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$82,090	1,150	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$81,800	370	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$81,760	70	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$81,640	750	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,600	560	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$81,500	72,200	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$81,500	72,200	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$81,500	72,200	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$81,500	72,200	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$81,500	72,200	View salary detail

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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.