Salaries in Tennessee

Median annual wage across all occupations: $47,380

The median annual wage in Tennessee is $47,380, or about $23 per hour. Pay at the 10th percentile is $14 and at the 90th percentile is $50.

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $22.78
Daily: $182
Weekly: $911
Bi-weekly: $1,822
Monthly: $3,948
Annual: $47,380

$47,380 a year is around the 90th percentile for all workers in Tennessee. The median is $47,380.

Highest-paying occupations in Tennessee

Cardiologists$610,080 Dermatologists$433,630 Surgeons, All Other$373,510 Obstetricians and Gynecologists$354,580 Orthodontists$339,610 Anesthesiologists$330,620 Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$325,520 Physicians, All Other$301,290 General Internal Medicine Physicians$232,220 Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$231,040 Neurologists$229,670 Family Medicine Physicians$226,830 Dentists, General$215,290 Psychiatrists$214,880 Podiatrists$212,470

Most common occupations

Occupation	Median annual	Employment
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,160	105,870
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,470	90,690
Retail Salespersons	$31,950	87,380
Registered Nurses	$81,500	72,200
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,620	64,890
General and Operations Managers	$106,970	63,720
Cashiers	$28,590	63,350
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,140	60,130
Customer Service Representatives	$42,830	59,730
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$44,630	58,760
Waiters and Waitresses	$27,760	52,120
Office Clerks, General	$38,860	49,880
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$66,390	49,870
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$39,940	41,810
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$33,440	38,120
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$48,180	37,680
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$32,130	35,950
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$47,240	35,790
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$45,810	34,580
Light Truck Drivers	$45,050	33,710
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$40,500	29,100
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,980	28,240
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,420	28,220
Security Guards	$36,000	27,690
Accountants and Auditors	$76,840	27,340
Nursing Assistants	$37,990	27,040
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$47,880	26,470
Construction Laborers	$45,000	26,250
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$61,630	23,850
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$29,210	23,280

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