West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Cashiers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
Cashiers publishes $26,090 here versus $32,880 nationally (-20.7%; 3,370metro-area jobs). Next is Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers at $48,790 locally versus $58,640 nationally (-16.8%).
- Cashiers$26,090 in West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area sits 20.7% below the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (3,370 published local jobs).
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,790 in West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area sits 16.8% below the national Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $58,640 (2,290 published local jobs).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$26,060 in West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area sits 16.5% below the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (3,420 published local jobs).
- Retail Salespersons$30,930 in West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area sits 12.7% below the national Retail Salespersons median of $35,410 (2,650 published local jobs).
Cashiers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 4700001 · West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-TRACE #471/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 324 occs
- TOP-LEAD Family Medicin… · $221K
- EMP-MIX Financial Ma…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Southwest Alabam…
- BOOK-FULL 319 rows · May 2025
Read with Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area (+$13 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 West Tennessee nonmetropoli…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Financial Managers and Nurse Practitioners lead published employment inside West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Financial Managers 350 jobs · $119,430
- 2. Nurse Practitioners 330 jobs · $121,430
- 3. Pharmacists 300 jobs · $132,490
- 4. Industrial Production Managers 290 jobs · $119,150
- 5. Industrial Engineers 250 jobs · $98,310
- 6. Sales Managers 240 jobs · $121,800
- 7. Construction Managers 240 jobs · $120,790
- 8. Mechanical Engineers 210 jobs · $98,700
- 9. Physical Therapists 190 jobs · $102,220
- 10. Chief Executives 170 jobs · $134,710
- 11. Physician Assistants 170 jobs · $106,980
- 12. Lawyers 160 jobs · $99,640
- 13. Software Developers 150 jobs · $120,010
- 14. Computer and Information Systems Managers 130 jobs · $127,510
- 15. Marketing Managers 110 jobs · $106,610
- 16. Family Medicine Physicians 100 jobs · $220,510
- 17. Occupational Therapists 100 jobs · $103,210
- 18. Architectural and Engineering Managers 80 jobs · $140,070
Occupations Tracked
324
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$50,454
employment-weighted, 319 complete rows
Top Salary
$220,510
Family Medicine Physicians
Top-pay occupations in West 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 | $119,430 |
| 2 | Nurse Practitioners | $121,430 |
| 3 | Pharmacists | $132,490 |
| 4 | Industrial Production Managers | $119,150 |
| 5 | Industrial Engineers | $98,310 |
| 6 | Sales Managers | $121,800 |
| 7 | Construction Managers | $120,790 |
| 8 | Mechanical Engineers | $98,700 |
| 9 | Physical Therapists | $102,220 |
| 10 | Chief Executives | $134,710 |
| 11 | Physician Assistants | $106,980 |
| 12 | Lawyers | $99,640 |
| 13 | Software Developers | $120,010 |
| 14 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $127,510 |
| 15 | Marketing Managers | $106,610 |
| 16 | Family Medicine Physicians | $220,510 |
| 17 | Occupational Therapists | $103,210 |
| 18 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $140,070 |
| 19 | Human Resources Managers | $115,180 |
| 20 | Facilities Managers | $106,470 |
| 21 | Power Plant Operators | $125,690 |
| 22 | Veterinarians | $108,530 |
| 23 | Computer Network Architects | $104,900 |
| 24 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $99,600 |
| 25 | Purchasing Managers | $120,640 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $19,730 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $20,120 |
| Bartenders | $20,650 |
| Sewing Machine Operators | $20,790 |
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term | $20,800 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $22,310 |
| Childcare Workers | $22,340 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $23,930 |
| Dishwashers | $24,550 |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | $24,690 |
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 ($50,454 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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- Family Medicine Physicians leads published medians in West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area at $220,510/year; open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Family Medicine Physicians
- West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area's employment-weighted published-row mean is $50,454 across 319 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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