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High-paying jobs in Tennessee

Active job postings in Tennessee that advertise a salary of $150,000 or more. Only postings that published a salary figure are included.

Tennessee job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Tennessee.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Crew / Cashier1,586——
Store Supervisor / Manager1,396$115k n=24—
Retail Associate643—$18.25/hr n=41
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead596—$18.53/hr n=5
Restaurant Manager / GM402——

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,293——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers667——
Managers, All Other440$146k n=43—
General and Operations Managers216——
Software Developers177$137k n=23—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time926$70k n=80$18.34/hr n=26
Part-time886$55k n=10$18.34/hr n=96
Contract243$135k n=42$16.93/hr n=4
Temporary121$137k n=52—
Intern63$52k n=3—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants4,230$97k n=10$17.31/hr n=11
Retail3,782$146k n=229$18.34/hr n=124
Healthcare1,178$61k n=26—
Financial Services585$49k n=58—
Consumer Goods582$115k n=26$18.34/hr n=117

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,586
  • Store Supervisor / Manager1,396
  • Retail Associate643
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead596
  • Restaurant Manager / GM402
  • Cook / Kitchen193

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Fast Food and Counter Workers1,293
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers667
  • Managers, All Other440
  • General and Operations Managers216
  • Software Developers177
  • Registered Nurses168

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Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants4,230
  • Retail3,782
  • Healthcare1,178
  • Financial Services585
  • Consumer Goods582
  • Professional Services539

Employment mix

  • Unspecified7,879 · 78%
  • Full-time926 · 9%
  • Part-time886 · 9%
  • Contract243 · 2%
  • Temporary121 · 1%
  • Intern63 · 1%

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