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High-paying jobs in Tennessee

Active job postings in Tennessee that advertise a salary of $150,000 or more. Only postings that published a salary figure are included.

Tennessee job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Tennessee.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Crew / Cashier1,545——
Store Supervisor / Manager1,353$115k n=24—
Retail Associate646—$18.25/hr n=41
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead545——
Restaurant Manager / GM398——

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,286——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers667——
Managers, All Other387$147k n=43—
General and Operations Managers216——
Software Developers176$137k n=23—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time944$74k n=80$18.34/hr n=26
Part-time928$43k n=10$18.34/hr n=95
Contract234$142k n=36—
Temporary117$137k n=46—
Intern67$52k n=3—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants3,948$25k n=9—
Retail3,848$146k n=235$18.34/hr n=123
Healthcare1,247$55k n=20—
Financial Services702$47k n=55—
Consumer Goods599$115k n=21$18.34/hr n=116

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,545
  • Store Supervisor / Manager1,353
  • Retail Associate646
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead545
  • Restaurant Manager / GM398
  • Cook / Kitchen200

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Fast Food and Counter Workers1,286
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers667
  • Managers, All Other387
  • General and Operations Managers216
  • Software Developers176
  • Registered Nurses167

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Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants3,948
  • Retail3,848
  • Healthcare1,247
  • Financial Services702
  • Consumer Goods599
  • Professional Services512

Employment mix

  • Unspecified7,780 · 77%
  • Full-time944 · 9%
  • Part-time928 · 9%
  • Contract234 · 2%
  • Temporary117 · 1%
  • Intern67 · 1%

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