South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Cashiers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
Cashiers publishes $26,450 here versus $32,880 nationally (-19.6%; 3,210metro-area jobs). Next is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $26,170 locally versus $31,200 nationally (-16.1%).
- Cashiers$26,450 in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area sits 19.6% below the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (3,210 published local jobs).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$26,170 in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area sits 16.1% below the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (3,370 published local jobs).
- Retail Salespersons$30,380 in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area sits 14.2% below the national Retail Salespersons median of $35,410 (2,820 published local jobs).
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,550 in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area sits 13.8% below the national Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $58,640 (2,840 published local jobs).
Cashiers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 4700002 · South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-TRACE #463/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 322 occs
- TOP-LEAD General Intern… · $335K
- EMP-MIX Financial Ma…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Beckley, WV
- BOOK-FULL 317 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 South Central Tennessee non…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Financial Managers and Nurse Practitioners lead published employment inside South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Financial Managers 360 jobs · $105,790
- 2. Nurse Practitioners 330 jobs · $112,350
- 3. Medical and Health Services Managers 330 jobs · $97,400
- 4. Industrial Production Managers 290 jobs · $103,630
- 5. Software Developers 270 jobs · $120,010
- 6. Mechanical Engineers 270 jobs · $102,650
- 7. Sales Managers 240 jobs · $124,510
- 8. Pharmacists 230 jobs · $129,490
- 9. Engineers, All Other 210 jobs · $102,160
- 10. Management Analysts 190 jobs · $99,250
- 11. Administrative Services Managers 160 jobs · $98,210
- 12. Physical Therapists 150 jobs · $102,500
- 13. Chief Executives 130 jobs · $121,560
- 14. Construction Managers 130 jobs · $100,060
- 15. Lawyers 120 jobs · $138,910
- 16. Architectural and Engineering Managers 110 jobs · $156,260
- 17. Marketing Managers 110 jobs · $137,910
- 18. Electrical Engineers 110 jobs · $102,610
Occupations Tracked
322
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$51,034
employment-weighted, 317 complete rows
Top Salary
$334,890
General Internal Medicine Physicians
Top-pay occupations in South 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 | Financial Managers | $105,790 |
| 2 | Nurse Practitioners | $112,350 |
| 3 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $97,400 |
| 4 | Industrial Production Managers | $103,630 |
| 5 | Software Developers | $120,010 |
| 6 | Mechanical Engineers | $102,650 |
| 7 | Sales Managers | $124,510 |
| 8 | Pharmacists | $129,490 |
| 9 | Engineers, All Other | $102,160 |
| 10 | Management Analysts | $99,250 |
| 11 | Administrative Services Managers | $98,210 |
| 12 | Physical Therapists | $102,500 |
| 13 | Chief Executives | $121,560 |
| 14 | Construction Managers | $100,060 |
| 15 | Lawyers | $138,910 |
| 16 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $156,260 |
| 17 | Marketing Managers | $137,910 |
| 18 | Electrical Engineers | $102,610 |
| 19 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $334,890 |
| 20 | Human Resources Managers | $116,240 |
| 21 | Veterinarians | $115,000 |
| 22 | Facilities Managers | $99,130 |
| 23 | Computer Network Architects | $108,430 |
| 24 | Physicians, All Other | $281,560 |
| 25 | Physician Assistants | $116,440 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Cutters and Trimmers, Hand | $19,120 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $20,170 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $21,780 |
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term | $22,520 |
| Bartenders | $23,520 |
| Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners | $25,460 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $26,170 |
| Cashiers | $26,450 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $26,780 |
| Bakers | $26,900 |
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 ($51,034 here) and summed published employment.
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Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
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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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