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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR		Gross income Net (after tax)
$76,789 USD £63,735 GBP		$42,000 USD £34,860 GBP		Gross income Net (after tax)

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Average Salary / Tennessee

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Average salary in Tennessee is $76,789 USD per year. The most typical earning is $42,000 USD. All data are based on 331 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $92,800 USD. Women receive a salary of $62,400 USD.

The most paid careers are Agriculture & Fishing with average income $150,000 USD and Law with income $125,500 USD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of $117,000 USD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of $96,500 USD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of $101,500 USD. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive $96,900 USD.

Levels / Tennessee (Gross USD)

Salary Levels (USD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
$10,000 USD - $14,999 USD	0	n/a
$15,000 USD - $19,999 USD	0	n/a
$20,000 USD - $24,999 USD	9	100% 2.72%
$25,000 USD - $29,999 USD	18	97.28% 5.44%
$30,000 USD - $34,999 USD	18	91.84% 5.44%
$35,000 USD - $39,999 USD	22	86.4% 6.65%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
$40,000 USD - $44,999 USD	29	79.76% 8.76%
$45,000 USD - $49,999 USD	10	71% 3.02%
$50,000 USD - $54,999 USD	29	67.98% 8.76%
$55,000 USD - $59,999 USD	23	59.21% 6.95%
$60,000 USD - $64,999 USD	17	52.27% 5.14%
$65,000 USD - $69,999 USD	14	47.13% 4.23%
$70,000 USD - $74,999 USD	13	42.9% 3.93%
$75,000 USD - $79,999 USD	15	38.97% 4.53%
$80,000 USD - $84,999 USD	17	34.44% 5.14%
$85,000 USD - $89,999 USD	6	29.31% 1.81%
$90,000 USD - $94,999 USD	8	27.49% 2.42%
$95,000 USD - $99,999 USD	3	25.08% 0.91%
$100,000 USD - $104,999 USD	16	24.17% 4.83%
$105,000 USD - $109,999 USD	3	19.34% 0.91%
$110,000 USD - $114,999 USD	7	18.43% 2.11%
$115,000 USD - $119,999 USD	2	16.31% 0.6%
$120,000 USD - $124,999 USD	12	15.71% 3.63%
$125,000 USD - $129,999 USD	3	12.08% 0.91%
$130,000 USD - $134,999 USD	2	11.18% 0.6%
$135,000 USD - $139,999 USD	0	n/a
$140,000 USD - $144,999 USD	1	10.57% 0.3%
$145,000 USD - $149,999 USD	3	10.27% 0.91%
HIGH SALARIES
$150,000 USD - $159,999 USD	4	9.37% 1.21%
$160,000 USD - $169,999 USD	3	8.16% 0.91%
$170,000 USD - $179,999 USD	3	7.25% 0.91%
$180,000 USD - $189,999 USD	2	6.34% 0.6%
$190,000 USD - $199,999 USD	1	5.74% 0.3%
$200,000 USD - $209,999 USD	6	5.44% 1.81%
$210,000 USD - $219,999 USD	3	3.63% 0.91%
$220,000 USD - $229,999 USD	1	2.72% 0.3%
$230,000 USD - $239,999 USD	1	2.42% 0.3%
$240,000 USD - $249,999 USD	1	2.11% 0.3%
$250,000 USD - $349,999 USD	6	1.81% 1.81%

Gender / Tennessee (Gross USD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	152	$92,800 USD
2	Women	112	$62,400 USD

Education / Tennessee (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	24	$117,000 USD
2	Masters Degree	72	$96,500 USD
3	Bachelors Degree	125	$79,700 USD
4	Some College	75	$53,900 USD
5	High School	31	$47,600 USD
6	Bellow H. School	4	$43,500 USD

Experience / Tennessee (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	79	$101,500 USD
2	16-20 Years	40	$96,900 USD
3	12-16 Years	27	$84,100 USD
4	8-12 Years	53	$78,600 USD
5	2-4 Years	31	$61,100 USD
6	4-8 Years	50	$54,200 USD
7	0-1 Year	27	$50,900 USD
8	1-2 Years	24	$46,300 USD

Age / Tennessee (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	61-65	7	$134,900 USD
2	46-50	32	$104,100 USD
3	51-55	28	$97,400 USD
4	41-45	32	$93,400 USD
5	56-60	28	$92,200 USD
6	76-99	2	$87,500 USD
7	66-70	3	$86,000 USD
8	31-35	34	$76,200 USD
9	36-40	33	$72,800 USD
10	n/a	68	$64,100 USD
11	26-30	31	$55,200 USD
12	14-20	7	$42,900 USD
13	21-25	26	$40,300 USD

Work Type / Tennessee (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	15	$101,100 USD
2	Permanent	277	$77,900 USD
3	Contract	20	$74,300 USD
4	Part Time	19	$44,600 USD

Cities / Tennessee (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Nashville	157	$79,500 USD
2	Memphis	84	$78,000 USD
3	Knoxville	64	$71,600 USD
4	Chattanooga	26	$69,400 USD

Career Groups / Tennessee (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Agriculture & Fishing	1	$150,000 USD
2	Law	6	$125,500 USD
3	Aviation & Shipping	3	$113,300 USD
4	Management & Business	53	$107,400 USD
5	Engineers & Technicians V	4	$106,400 USD
6	Health Care & Medical	24	$97,100 USD
7	IT & Programming II	11	$93,200 USD
8	Health Care & Medical II	16	$92,700 USD
9	IT & Programming	20	$88,800 USD
10	Finance & Banking	10	$85,400 USD
11	Organization & Coordination	5	$81,200 USD
12	Human Resources	18	$80,800 USD
13	Sports & Recreation	3	$70,100 USD
14	Making Design	3	$67,700 USD
15	Public Sector	6	$65,600 USD
16	Engineers & Technicians IV	3	$64,400 USD
17	Media	3	$64,200 USD
18	Construction & Labor Workers	10	$62,900 USD
19	Education & University	25	$62,500 USD
20	Engineers & Technicians	16	$61,700 USD
21	Logistics, Road, Railway	7	$61,400 USD
22	Architect Constructions	3	$58,000 USD
23	Fashion	1	$56,000 USD
24	Security & Fireguard	1	$55,000 USD
25	Insurance	9	$52,100 USD
26	Accounting & Administration	19	$49,900 USD
27	Customer Services	14	$48,900 USD
28	Arts, Culture, Performance	2	$46,500 USD
29	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	6	$45,700 USD
30	Salesmen & Saleswomen	8	$44,100 USD
31	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	6	$40,800 USD
32	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	11	$40,100 USD
33	Properties & Real Estates	1	$40,000 USD
34	Automobile	2	$32,800 USD
35	Hotels & Tourism	1	$28,800 USD

Careers / Tennessee (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Lawyer	3	$190,000 USD
2	Pilot	2	$157,000 USD
3	CEO	6	$147,200 USD
4	Physician Assistant	3	$143,300 USD
5	Director	9	$141,300 USD
6	General Manager	5	$141,200 USD
7	Healthcare Management	5	$139,000 USD
8	Other Human Resource Career	4	$132,400 USD
9	Technical Manager	2	$127,500 USD
10	Software Engineer	2	$117,500 USD
11	Pharmacist	5	$108,000 USD
12	Other Engineer Career	4	$106,400 USD
13	Software Developer	2	$105,500 USD
14	Other Management Career	5	$103,400 USD
15	Doctor	3	$100,700 USD
16	IT Manager	7	$96,100 USD
17	IT Project Manager	5	$95,000 USD
18	Manager	12	$91,900 USD
19	Project Manager	3	$91,900 USD
20	Construction Project Manager	5	$88,000 USD
21	Other Finance Career	2	$87,500 USD
22	Human Resources Manager	8	$84,200 USD
23	Bank Manager	3	$84,000 USD
24	Operations Manager	5	$75,500 USD
25	Nurse	4	$75,300 USD
26	System Administrator	4	$73,900 USD
27	College Administrator	4	$71,400 USD
28	University Professor	6	$71,000 USD
29	Editor	2	$69,900 USD
30	Insurance Adjuster	2	$66,900 USD
31	Mechanical Engineer	3	$64,800 USD
32	Truck Driver	2	$63,000 USD
33	Staff Accountant	3	$62,000 USD
34	Other Insurance Career	2	$62,000 USD
35	Other Service Career	7	$61,500 USD
36	Teacher	3	$60,700 USD
37	Restaurant Manager	3	$60,000 USD
38	Business Manager	2	$60,000 USD
39	Secondary School Teacher	2	$58,400 USD
40	Other Public Sector Career	4	$58,300 USD
41	Accountant	2	$56,500 USD
42	Manufacturing Assembly Worker	2	$54,000 USD
43	Marketing	2	$52,500 USD
44	Production Coordinator	2	$51,500 USD
45	IT Coordinator	3	$50,700 USD
46	Administrative Coordinator	2	$48,000 USD
47	Middle School Teacher	3	$47,700 USD
48	Other Sales Career	6	$45,700 USD
49	Engineer	5	$44,600 USD
50	Registered Nurse	6	$44,100 USD
51	Customer Service Manager	3	$40,900 USD
52	Manufacturing	5	$39,500 USD
53	Salesmen or Saleswomen	2	$39,000 USD
54	Human Resource Coordinator	3	$38,800 USD
55	Other Education Career	2	$37,000 USD
56	Other Restaurant Career	2	$33,000 USD
57	Other Constr. & Labor Career	2	$29,000 USD
58	Food Service	2	$22,500 USD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Front Desk Agent

Posted 12 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Check in guests."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Knoxville	Some College	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$28,800 USD

Chief Executive

Posted 31 August 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"CEO of HR support organization."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Memphis	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	$349,900 USD

Software Engineer

Posted 20 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Knoxville	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	$160,000 USD

Of Counsel

Posted 13 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Law, writing briefs."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nashville	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	$260,000 USD

Property Manager

Posted 16 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage the Property."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Knoxville	High School	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$55,000 USD

Office Manager

Posted 14 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage employees in department; approve hours; hire, counsel, terminate, and promote employees; manage vendors; create and maintain vendors contracts; approve purchases; plan and manage construction projects for building; plan office moves; onboarding and offboarding; manage building security systems and resources; maintain budgets for projects; plan office events."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nashville	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$56,000 USD

Registered Nurse

Posted 26 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Nursing care of adult patients."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nashville	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	$108,000 USD

Chief Information Officer

Posted 15 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"In charge of all technology."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Chattanooga	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$235,000 USD

Pilot

Posted 04 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Pilot Challenger 300/350 aircraft."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nashville	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	$104,000 USD

Sr. Director Of Business Development

Posted 17 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"- Closing new business
- Managing partnerships
- Revenue growth."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nashville	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	$225,000 USD

Researcher

Posted 16 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Knoxville	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$50,000 USD

Owner

Posted 24 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Running a business."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Chattanooga	Some College	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$30,000 USD

Network Admin

Posted 25 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Unlocking accounts."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Knoxville	Some College	4-8 Years	Intermediate	$45,000 USD

Plant Manager

Posted 27 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Chemical engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Memphis	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$213,000 USD

Owner

Posted 18 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Business operations and management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Memphis	Some College	8-12 Years	Intermediate	$50,000 USD

Marketing

Posted 17 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Memphis	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	$80,000 USD

Pe Teacher

Posted 17 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching PE."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nashville	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$72,000 USD

Manager

Posted 28 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Knoxville	Some College	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$60,000 USD

Account Expert

Posted 10 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales. Account management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Chattanooga	High School	8-12 Years	n/a	$63,000 USD

Help Desk Technician

Posted 11 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Level 1 help desk support."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Memphis	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	$35,000 USD

Title Clerk

Posted 19 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Registration of vehicle."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Knoxville	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$25,500 USD

Machine Operator

Posted 20 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Operation of manufacturing machines in steel industry."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Memphis	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$68,000 USD

Recruiting Manager

Posted 16 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Team development, metrics analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Chattanooga	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$185,000 USD

Nurse Practitioner

Posted 14 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Conduct primary care."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nashville	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$250,000 USD

It Op Manager

Posted 11 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Networking."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Knoxville	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$53,000 USD

Entry Level

Posted 07 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"High school degree."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Memphis	High School	4-8 Years	n/a	$36,000 USD

Accountant

Posted 11 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Higher education; databases; Access; high-power Excel; reconciliations; reports; Oracle; AiM."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nashville	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	$61,000 USD

Director Financial Aid

Posted 21 March 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Financial Aid student counseling."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nashville	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$52,000 USD

Ceo / Chairman Of The Board

Posted 13 February 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Oversea Board of Directors, CEO, Financial Analysis, Operations Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Knoxville	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$120,000 USD

Kitchen Manager

Posted 21 January 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Over see food quality and control, leading other to complete daily goals."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Knoxville	High School	20+ Years	n/a	$35,000 USD

Rn Icu

Posted 01 January 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"ICU CCU ACLS BLS CPR schedule nurses and other disciplines. All bedside nursing care in a critical care setting with ventilators and high tech heart, respiratory, blood, rehab, medication equipment, polarair equipment, and other equipment to provide patients with life threatening diseases ACLS and CPR provided on a regular basis and very knowledgeable of critical thinking techniques and implementation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Knoxville	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$73,000 USD

Sql Server Database Administrator

Posted 09 December 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"SQL Server Database Administrator."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nashville	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	$83,000 USD

Finance Director

Posted 07 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Director of Finance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nashville	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$120,000 USD

Marketing

Posted 25 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Marketing for a business and sales Rep."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Knoxville	Some College	0-1 Year	n/a	$30,000 USD

Analyst

Posted 31 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Working coordinating jobs."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Memphis	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$81,000 USD

Procurement Manager

Posted 15 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Procurement Manager for Philips."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nashville	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$120,000 USD

Radiologist

Posted 03 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Read X-ray, mri, ct, and others."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nashville	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$300,000 USD

Techinician

Posted 15 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Began as a assembly line worker. I am presently a manufacturing engineering technician."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Chattanooga	High School	20+ Years	n/a	$65,000 USD

Project Coordinator

Posted 15 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Any and all administrative task for the company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nashville	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$50,000 USD

Delivery Driver

Posted 14 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I am paid minimum wage as well as receiving tips and delivery fees. I am also in college which will effect the time I can spend at work. Meaning that my income is probably not a good measurement of the typical wage for this profession."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Memphis	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	$28,000 USD

Supervisor

Posted 25 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"RN Supervisor Part-time."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Knoxville	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$37,000 USD

Manager

Posted 24 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Clinical research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nashville	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$160,000 USD

Engineer - Software Development

Posted 20 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I write code 8 hours a day."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nashville	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$145,000 USD

Salesforce Administrator

Posted 15 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage Salesforce Org."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nashville	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$80,000 USD

Executive Director

Posted 05 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Health care executive director."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Chattanooga	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$102,000 USD

Services Administrator

Posted 03 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Scheduling, conference center management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Memphis	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	$53,000 USD

Police Officer

Posted 19 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I take people to jail and go to court."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nashville	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$48,000 USD

Assistant Principal

Posted 22 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Assistant Principal."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Memphis	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$85,000 USD

Accountant / Human Resources

Posted 06 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Overseeing all of accounting and human resources."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nashville	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	$52,000 USD

Sr. Manager Cybersecurity

Posted 12 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage and Lead a Global Cyber data defense organization. Primary focus protect and prevention of loss of internal and client data."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nashville	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$169,000 USD

ECONOMY / Tennessee

Main industries in Tennessee are manufacturing, tourism, and electrical power.

Most important manufacturing goods are foods, chemicals, industrial machinery and equipment, transportation equipment, rubber and plastic products, metal products, printing and publishing.

Average salareies in Tenessee are lower than U.S. average salaries.