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
Locomotive Engineers	$81,410	700	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$81,330	240	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,330	250	View salary detail
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,220	80	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$81,190	2,690	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$81,040	4,670	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$80,860	320	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$80,860	320	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$80,640	1,880	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,630	340	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$80,500	420	View salary detail
Geneticists	$80,500	420	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$80,500	420	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$80,500	420	View salary detail
Biologists	$80,500	420	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$80,100	450	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,050	1,150	View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$79,910	100	View salary detail
Signal and Track Switch Repairers	$79,730	190	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$79,640	400	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$79,550	480	View salary detail
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,170	80	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,150	370	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$78,970	310	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,940	830	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$78,840	1,250	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$78,690	11,790	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$78,690	11,790	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$78,690	11,790	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$78,690	11,790	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$78,690	11,790	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$78,610	1,350	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$78,430	420	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$78,430	420	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$78,430	420	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$78,270	190	View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers	$78,130	430	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$78,010	6,390	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$77,920	2,210	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$77,870	230	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$77,640	2,660	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$77,630	210	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,370	190	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$77,180	340	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$77,090	1,860	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$77,090	1,860	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$77,090	1,860	View salary detail
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,940	210	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$76,930	560	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$76,850	900	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.