Tennessee · SOC 35-2019
Cooks, All Other in Tennessee
State salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$35,350
per year in this state
2% below
National Median
$36,210
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$17.00/hr
median hourly
Employment
2,710
jobs in TN
Salary Range in Tennessee
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$21,300
25th Percentile
$29,290
Median
$35,350
75th Percentile
$37,800
90th Percentile
$38,100
Top Paying Jobs in Tennessee
1. Family Medicine Physicians $229,050 2. Neurologists $228,350 3. Podiatrists $213,180 4. Nurse Anesthetists $203,400 5. Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $178,730 6. Pediatricians, General $176,150 7. Orthodontists $174,830 8. Chief Executives $173,870 9. Physicists $173,660 10. Law Teachers, Postsecondary $171,280