Top 100 highest-paying jobs in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, 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 North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area are those of general dentist, with an average annual salary of $160,890. The second highest-paying jobs are those of pharmacists, with an average salary of $125,540.

All of the shown salary and employment information for North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 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 North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Dentists	$160,890	$50,970	50
2	Pharmacists	$125,540	$66,310	350
3	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$123,230	$68,110	110
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$118,560	$81,080	70
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$113,210	$63,110	130
6	Sales Managers	$109,900	$54,330	190
7	Financial Managers	$108,140	$62,850	390
8	Marketing Managers	$102,220	$56,000	90
9	Facilities Managers	$101,990	$70,210	30
10	Nurse Practitioners	$100,160	$47,950	430
11	Lawyers	$99,890	$59,250	120
12	Occupational Therapists	$98,420	$69,800	120
13	Human Resources Managers	$98,360	$56,410	70
14	Physical Therapists	$97,240	$63,690	180
15	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$95,950	$41,280	50
16	Administrative Services Managers	$94,370	$52,280	120
17	Computer Network Architects	$92,810	$39,070	40
18	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$92,550	$46,150	70
19	Power Plant Operators	$91,370	$91,370	60
20	Physician Assistants	$91,260	$79,960	100
21	Veterinarians	$87,580	$50,910	50
22	General and Operations Managers	$86,700	$38,950	1,380
23	Software Developers	$83,580	$29,620	330
24	Speech-Language Pathologists	$83,560	$50,370	140
25	Electrical Engineers	$83,040	$63,650	40
26	Management Analysts	$82,880	$58,410	90
27	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$82,190	$63,840	30
28	Industrial Production Managers	$81,240	$50,810	250
29	Computer Systems Analysts	$80,090	$47,590	140
30	Funeral Home Managers	$79,660	$46,870	30
31	Mechanical Engineers	$79,000	$63,180	100
32	Legislators	$78,270	$31,230	30
33	Medical and Health Services Managers	$78,260	$57,600	350
34	Construction Managers	$76,240	$48,870	170
35	Industrial Engineers	$76,060	$50,700	290
36	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$76,030	$46,810	230
37	Financial Analysts	$75,110	$36,650	30
38	Information Security Analysts	$74,610	$60,380	60
39	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$74,400	$58,990	270
40	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$73,570	$42,860	130
41	Civil Engineers	$72,600	$57,130	70
42	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$72,080	$58,820	80
43	Engineers, All Other	$71,720	$44,150	50
44	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$71,590	$47,130	40
45	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$70,620	$40,050	60
46	Social and Community Service Managers	$70,600	$47,600	50
47	Personal Financial Advisors	$69,990	$16,640	50
48	Fish and Game Wardens	$69,580	$48,930	50
49	Registered Nurses	$67,290	$50,390	2,240
50	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$67,250	$42,520	50
51	All Other Managers	$66,410	$36,150	340
52	Loan Officers	$66,140	$39,060	280
53	Security Guards	$66,050	$17,200	470
54	Credit Analysts	$64,770	$47,040	50
55	Dental Hygienists	$64,470	$46,050	150
56	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$63,850	$32,110	260
57	Project Management Specialists	$62,570	$40,670	200
58	Accountants and Auditors	$62,130	$40,210	450
59	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$62,000	$52,300	90
60	Physical Therapist Assistants	$61,830	$47,190	190
61	Computer Network Support Specialists	$61,790	$36,950	40
62	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$61,090	$46,900	160
63	Instructional Coordinators	$61,050	$44,960	140
64	Respiratory Therapists	$61,030	$48,430	150
65	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$60,800	$50,960	60
66	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$60,670	$39,350	400
67	Real Estate Sales Agents	$60,350	$19,160	70
68	Chief Executives	$60,330	$16,970	180
69	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$59,940	$49,320	30
70	Radiologic Technologists	$59,290	$41,020	240
71	Cost Estimators	$58,390	$36,600	70
72	Postal Service Clerks	$58,200	$39,770	100
73	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$57,680	$35,530	370
74	Logisticians	$56,920	$44,930	40
75	School Psychologists	$56,900	$17,770	50
76	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$56,710	$38,260	100
77	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$56,400	$36,430	60
78	Surgical Technologists	$55,570	$48,180	50
79	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$55,420	$35,060	550
80	Insurance Sales Agents	$55,090	$29,110	190
81	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$55,000	$29,830	210
82	Computer Occupations, All Other	$54,280	$34,100	200
83	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$54,210	$36,080	890
84	Other Business Operations Specialists	$53,770	$30,640	220
85	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$53,340	$34,960	110
86	Crane and Tower Operators	$52,730	$35,720	30
87	Legal Secretaries	$52,220	$28,820	250
88	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$51,730	$32,610	1,480
89	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$51,540	$46,240	140
90	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$51,360	$39,640	450
91	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$51,250	$35,660	60
92	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$51,160	$33,730	190
93	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$51,130	$37,800	90
94	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$51,090	$26,750	40
95	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$50,510	$40,920	840
96	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$50,490	$38,390	100
97	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$50,360	$41,390	700
98	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$50,240	$28,730	230
99	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$50,150	$28,610	40
100	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$50,080	$30,460	310

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$169,660
2	All Other Physicians	$132,100
3	General Dentists	$127,910
4	Pharmacists	$124,700
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$104,190
6	Marketing Managers	$102,690
7	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$100,340
8	Sales Managers	$99,990
9	Financial Managers	$98,550
10	Physician Assistants	$97,050

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Pharmacists	$129,150
2	Lawyers	$113,360
3	Computer Network Architects	$109,250
4	Physician Assistants	$103,100
5	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$100,210
6	Veterinarians	$99,740
7	Nurse Practitioners	$99,560
8	Physical Therapists	$98,530
9	Occupational Therapists	$93,450
10	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$90,270

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Pharmacists	$132,850
2	Lawyers	$100,410
3	Physician Assistants	$100,060
4	Nurse Practitioners	$99,580
5	Veterinarians	$97,340
6	Physical Therapists	$96,950
7	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$95,330
8	Occupational Therapists	$92,370
9	Financial Managers	$90,090
10	Speech-Language Pathologists	$90,070

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