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
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$76,840	1,230	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$76,840	1,230	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$76,840	1,230	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$76,840	27,340	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$76,840	1,230	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$76,820	1,180	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$76,680	1,200	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$76,650	1,030	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$76,480	2,410	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$76,470	10,930	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$76,470	10,930	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$76,470	10,930	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$76,470	10,930	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$76,470	10,930	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$76,470	10,930	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$76,470	10,930	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$76,470	10,930	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$76,470	10,930	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$76,470	10,930	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,350	310	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$76,340	920	View salary detail
Surveyors	$76,340	920	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,240	870	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,010	790	View salary detail
Fish and Game Wardens	$75,930	220	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$75,830	15,070	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$75,650	4,340	View salary detail
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	$75,390	730	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,190	240	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$75,190	400	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,060	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$74,770	4,430	View salary detail
Web Developers	$74,760	1,620	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$74,510	50	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$74,470	17,770	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$74,470	17,770	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$74,390	4,120	View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$74,190	70	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$74,140	740	View salary detail
Tire Builders	$74,100	1,360	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$74,090	490	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$73,570	310	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$73,280	220	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$73,020	2,920	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$73,020	2,920	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$73,020	2,920	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$73,020	2,920	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$72,990	150	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$72,940	450	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$72,550	1,480	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.