East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers publishes $80,230 here versus $105,770 nationally (-24.1%; 2,190metro-area jobs). Next is Waiters and Waitresses at $26,820 locally versus $35,230 nationally (-23.9%).
- General and Operations Managers$80,230 in East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area sits 24.1% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (2,190 published local jobs).
- Waiters and Waitresses$26,820 in East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area sits 23.9% below the national Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,230 (4,380 published local jobs).
- Office Clerks, General$35,140 in East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area sits 21.9% below the national Office Clerks, General median of $45,010 (2,030 published local jobs).
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$28,000 in East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area sits 21.1% below the national Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners median of $35,510 (2,190 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 4700004 · East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-TRACE #516/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 340 occs
- TOP-LEAD Family Medicin… · $168K
- EMP-MIX Financial Ma…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH East Arkansas no…
- BOOK-FULL 330 rows · May 2025
Read with East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area (+$380 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer, not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around East Tennessee nonmetropoli…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Financial Managers and Industrial Engineers lead published employment inside East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Financial Managers 400 jobs · $117,320
- 2. Industrial Engineers 360 jobs · $93,630
- 3. Industrial Production Managers 310 jobs · $117,480
- 4. Pharmacists 300 jobs · $130,850
- 5. Sales Managers 290 jobs · $111,860
- 6. Medical and Health Services Managers 270 jobs · $98,500
- 7. Nurse Practitioners 250 jobs · $103,510
- 8. Physical Therapists 180 jobs · $108,230
- 9. Computer and Information Systems Managers 160 jobs · $132,030
- 10. Administrative Services Managers 160 jobs · $104,830
- 11. Mechanical Engineers 150 jobs · $107,500
- 12. Lawyers 140 jobs · $134,440
- 13. Marketing Managers 120 jobs · $107,740
- 14. Architectural and Engineering Managers 90 jobs · $147,560
- 15. Human Resources Managers 90 jobs · $109,370
- 16. Occupational Therapists 80 jobs · $106,950
- 17. Facilities Managers 80 jobs · $97,470
- 18. Electrical Engineers 70 jobs · $124,810
Occupations Tracked
340
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$46,621
employment-weighted, 330 complete rows
Top Salary
$168,290
Family Medicine Physicians
Top-pay occupations in East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financial Managers | $117,320 |
| 2 | Industrial Engineers | $93,630 |
| 3 | Industrial Production Managers | $117,480 |
| 4 | Pharmacists | $130,850 |
| 5 | Sales Managers | $111,860 |
| 6 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $98,500 |
| 7 | Nurse Practitioners | $103,510 |
| 8 | Physical Therapists | $108,230 |
| 9 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $132,030 |
| 10 | Administrative Services Managers | $104,830 |
| 11 | Mechanical Engineers | $107,500 |
| 12 | Lawyers | $134,440 |
| 13 | Marketing Managers | $107,740 |
| 14 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $147,560 |
| 15 | Human Resources Managers | $109,370 |
| 16 | Occupational Therapists | $106,950 |
| 17 | Facilities Managers | $97,470 |
| 18 | Electrical Engineers | $124,810 |
| 19 | Veterinarians | $115,210 |
| 20 | Commercial Pilots | $93,800 |
| 21 | Computer Network Architects | $112,250 |
| 22 | Physician Assistants | $101,880 |
| 23 | Purchasing Managers | $123,220 |
| 24 | Family Medicine Physicians | $168,290 |
| 25 | Software Developers | $103,100 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Bartenders | $22,490 |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | $23,480 |
| Childcare Workers | $24,960 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $26,470 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $26,500 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $26,570 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $26,820 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $27,560 |
| Cashiers | $27,870 |
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | $28,000 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in TN
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside TN. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($46,621 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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How to use East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area wage figures in a real decision
- Family Medicine Physicians leads published medians in East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area at $168,290/year; open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Family Medicine Physicians
- East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area's employment-weighted published-row mean is $46,621 across 330 occupation rows with employment estimates. Understanding BLS data
- Compare this nonmetropolitan area against the statewide occupation table for TN before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
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