North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Registered Nurses shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
Registered Nurses publishes $77,720 here versus $97,550 nationally (-20.3%; 2,410metro-area jobs). Next is Cashiers at $27,230 locally versus $32,880 nationally (-17.2%).
- Registered Nurses$77,720 in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area sits 20.3% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (2,410 published local jobs).
- Cashiers$27,230 in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area sits 17.2% below the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (3,320 published local jobs).
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$29,700 in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area sits 17.0% below the national Home Health and Personal Care Aides median of $35,800 (2,830 published local jobs).
- Retail Salespersons$29,740 in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area sits 16.0% below the national Retail Salespersons median of $35,410 (3,160 published local jobs).
Registered Nurses and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 4700003 · North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-TRACE #489/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 318 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $225K
- EMP-MIX Medical and…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Southeast Missou…
- BOOK-FULL 315 rows · May 2025
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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 North Central Tennessee non…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Medical and Health Services Managers and Nurse Practitioners lead published employment inside North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Medical and Health Services Managers 380 jobs · $101,380
- 2. Nurse Practitioners 370 jobs · $107,000
- 3. Financial Managers 310 jobs · $124,290
- 4. Pharmacists 280 jobs · $130,280
- 5. Sales Managers 250 jobs · $116,340
- 6. Physical Therapists 250 jobs · $105,050
- 7. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 230 jobs · $103,470
- 8. Industrial Production Managers 210 jobs · $103,460
- 9. Software Developers 200 jobs · $120,020
- 10. Construction Managers 170 jobs · $99,350
- 11. Computer and Information Systems Managers 150 jobs · $126,980
- 12. Lawyers 140 jobs · $117,390
- 13. Occupational Therapists 130 jobs · $97,390
- 14. Marketing Managers 120 jobs · $126,810
- 15. Physicians, All Other 100 jobs · $225,000
- 16. Physician Assistants 100 jobs · $121,360
- 17. Education Administrators, Postsecondary 80 jobs · $125,310
- 18. Veterinarians 70 jobs · $123,910
Occupations Tracked
318
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$49,209
employment-weighted, 315 complete rows
Top Salary
$225,000
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in North Central 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 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $101,380 |
| 2 | Nurse Practitioners | $107,000 |
| 3 | Financial Managers | $124,290 |
| 4 | Pharmacists | $130,280 |
| 5 | Sales Managers | $116,340 |
| 6 | Physical Therapists | $105,050 |
| 7 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $103,470 |
| 8 | Industrial Production Managers | $103,460 |
| 9 | Software Developers | $120,020 |
| 10 | Construction Managers | $99,350 |
| 11 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $126,980 |
| 12 | Lawyers | $117,390 |
| 13 | Occupational Therapists | $97,390 |
| 14 | Marketing Managers | $126,810 |
| 15 | Physicians, All Other | $225,000 |
| 16 | Physician Assistants | $121,360 |
| 17 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $125,310 |
| 18 | Veterinarians | $123,910 |
| 19 | Computer Network Architects | $106,760 |
| 20 | Dentists, General | $206,000 |
| 21 | Human Resources Managers | $109,220 |
| 22 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $152,060 |
| 23 | Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | $99,070 |
| 24 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $201,700 |
| 25 | Optometrists | $156,580 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $21,150 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $22,330 |
| Bartenders | $24,940 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $26,500 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $26,780 |
| Cashiers | $27,230 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $27,390 |
| Funeral Attendants | $27,620 |
| Childcare Workers | $27,930 |
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term | $28,130 |
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 ($49,209 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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