Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Johnson City, TN

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Johnson City, TN, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Johnson City, TN are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $228,870. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general dentist, with an average salary of $199,990.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Johnson City, TN has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Johnson City, TN in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Johnson City, TN (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$228,870	$108,030	50
2	General Dentists	$199,990	$86,910	40
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$176,790	$120,690	90
4	Chief Executives	$156,020	$18,390	80
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$133,810	$90,890	60
6	Pharmacists	$125,060	$41,720	300
7	Marketing Managers	$124,210	$69,280	120
8	Purchasing Managers	$123,580	$62,350	30
9	Sales Managers	$120,520	$62,330	160
10	Financial Managers	$116,720	$61,140	350
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$115,150	$66,610	150
12	Lawyers	$111,610	$59,440	110
13	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$104,820	$49,270	170
14	Industrial Production Managers	$102,950	$58,970	120
15	Human Resources Managers	$102,870	$66,210	70
16	Veterinarians	$102,600	$73,160	40
17	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$100,640	$64,150	40
18	Physician Assistants	$99,800	$79,740	90
19	Electrical Engineers	$98,180	$77,390	50
20	Nurse Practitioners	$97,690	$36,720	470
21	Software Developers	$96,030	$49,150	310
22	General and Operations Managers	$95,360	$44,750	1,190
23	Computer Programmers	$92,620	$58,350	50
24	Medical and Health Services Managers	$91,740	$57,340	360
25	Facilities Managers	$91,200	$57,210	50
26	Occupational Therapists	$87,300	$64,360	70
27	Information Security Analysts	$85,930	$61,790	50
28	Administrative Services Managers	$85,120	$46,670	140
29	Social and Community Service Managers	$83,970	$47,990	50
30	Physical Therapists	$83,370	$65,410	130
31	Statisticians	$82,680	$52,140	40
32	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$82,390	$46,130	80
33	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$81,840	$57,140	90
34	Civil Engineers	$81,230	$63,220	60
35	Computer Network Architects	$80,570	$50,840	30
36	Industrial Engineers	$80,350	$60,120	200
37	Speech-Language Pathologists	$79,900	$44,650	80
38	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$79,780	$38,750	50
39	Financial Analysts	$78,870	$46,750	60
40	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$78,400	$72,630	30
41	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$77,900	$60,450	80
42	Management Analysts	$77,870	$44,650	180
43	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$77,630	$35,420	300
44	Materials Engineers	$77,220	$58,690	40
45	Dental Hygienists	$76,750	$53,160	160
46	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$76,650	$60,000	140
47	Logisticians	$76,220	$48,240	90
48	Personal Financial Advisors	$74,030	$40,980	40
49	Engineers, All Other	$73,790	$46,110	80
50	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$72,820	$36,250	50
51	Other Social Workers	$72,820	$28,870	130
52	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$72,710	$56,780	50
53	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$72,480	$41,230	100
54	Computer Systems Analysts	$70,930	$49,000	90
55	Loan Officers	$64,770	$38,180	200
56	Computer Network Support Specialists	$64,680	$42,910	90
57	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$64,280	$36,420	140
58	Chemical Technicians	$64,250	$37,360	60
59	Registered Nurses	$64,030	$48,160	2,360
60	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$63,920	$45,940	60
61	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$63,860	$51,880	40
62	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$63,590	$38,370	70
63	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$63,460	$36,690	300
64	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$63,150	$37,350	30
65	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$62,650	$35,500	240
66	Construction Managers	$62,560	$47,190	140
67	Operations Research Analysts	$62,270	$48,480	50
68	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$62,100	$36,370	80
69	All Other Managers	$61,630	$32,810	290
70	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$61,320	$38,890	40
71	Project Management Specialists	$60,910	$43,280	180
72	First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$60,900	$35,880	40
73	Postal Service Clerks	$60,800	$48,130	40
74	Physical Therapist Assistants	$60,360	$45,200	50
75	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$59,390	$45,920	30
76	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$59,390	$38,780	480
77	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$59,260	$37,400	70
78	Instructional Coordinators	$59,110	$36,390	90
79	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$59,050	$34,850	120
80	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$58,240	$35,610	30
81	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$57,230	$38,960	270
82	Computer Occupations, All Other	$56,880	$35,160	280
83	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$56,780	$36,680	1,620
84	Surgical Technologists	$55,580	$47,000	60
85	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$55,200	$39,770	50
86	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$55,050	$37,320	220
87	Other Business Operations Specialists	$54,720	$32,010	350
88	Radiologic Technologists	$54,720	$39,030	220
89	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$54,490	$32,630	60
90	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$52,780	$39,540	50
91	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$52,040	$40,020	800
92	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$51,670	$40,330	480
93	Cost Estimators	$51,510	$37,340	60
94	Surgical Assistants	$51,260	$35,870	50
95	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$51,110	$47,840	100
96	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$50,980	$30,640	310
97	Health Educators	$50,560	$30,520	40
98	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$50,480	$39,640	240
99	Respiratory Therapists	$50,450	$41,170	120
100	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$50,230	$30,090	250

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Johnson City, TN – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$204,620
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,960
3	Pharmacists	$121,230
4	Chief Executives	$119,930
5	Administrative Services Managers	$113,100
6	Lawyers	$103,580
7	Veterinarians	$98,950
8	Chemists	$98,740
9	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$98,570
10	Physician Assistants	$97,800

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Johnson City, TN – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$176,250
2	Chief Executives	$146,720
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$129,420
4	Pharmacists	$119,820
5	Industrial Production Managers	$108,630
6	Medical and Health Services Managers	$100,810
7	Physician Assistants	$100,020
8	Chemists	$98,870
9	Veterinarians	$98,350
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$98,260

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Johnson City, TN – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$180,790
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$122,030
3	Pharmacists	$120,900
4	Chief Executives	$114,290
5	Sales Managers	$113,500
6	Industrial Production Managers	$110,150
7	Physician Assistants	$104,090
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$103,120
9	Nurse Practitioners	$96,610
10	Veterinarians	$96,050

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