High paying business and finance jobs in Tennessee

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Tennessee. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Tennessee run 8.1% below the national average (2024), so a Tennessee salary is worth about 1.09× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Tennessee.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Tennessee · Employed

1Management Analysts$99,260
Bachelor's degree
$63,280 – $172,17013,700
2Financial and Investment Analysts$92,990
Bachelor's degree
$50,130 – $140,8704,910
3Budget Analysts$86,570
Bachelor's degree
$63,920 – $133,2801,140
4Project Management Specialists$85,890
Bachelor's degree
$56,450 – $135,35020,780
5Personal Financial Advisors$84,160
Bachelor's degree
$44,170 – $406,2003,970
6Insurance Underwriters$78,840
Bachelor's degree
$50,200 – $123,1501,250
7Business Operations Specialists, All Other$78,690
Bachelor's degree
$45,880 – $146,85011,790
8Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,310 – $108,8906,390
9Accountants and Auditors$76,840
Bachelor's degree
$49,920 – $122,16027,340
10Cost Estimators$75,650
Bachelor's degree
$42,440 – $120,9904,340
11Credit Analysts$72,550
Bachelor's degree
$49,080 – $134,9801,480
12Logisticians$71,280
Bachelor's degree
$42,730 – $127,7004,990
13Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$69,990
Bachelor's degree
$47,560 – $112,3202,150
14Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$69,790
Bachelor's degree
$39,480 – $134,74013,040
15Financial Specialists, All Other$69,240
Bachelor's degree
$43,100 – $127,9202,420
16Human Resources Specialists$67,370
Bachelor's degree
$45,630 – $109,99021,460
17Buyers and Purchasing Agents$65,430
Bachelor's degree
$40,360 – $106,19011,420
18Compliance Officers$63,960
Bachelor's degree
$41,460 – $117,2507,990
19Loan Officers$62,800
Bachelor's degree
$38,240 – $113,2906,510
20Property Appraisers and Assessors$62,350
Bachelor's degree
$38,710 – $119,4301,060
21Training and Development Specialists$62,280
Bachelor's degree
$38,000 – $116,2809,370
22Fundraisers$61,370
Bachelor's degree
$40,500 – $96,6901,930
23Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$52,000
Bachelor's degree
$36,300 – $78,1003,260
24Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$51,630
Bachelor's degree
$40,330 – $90,0001,850
25Tax Preparers$36,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,770 – $77,2701,260

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianTennessee	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$99,260	$63,280 – $172,170	13,700
2	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$92,990	$50,130 – $140,870	4,910
3	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$86,570	$63,920 – $133,280	1,140
4	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$85,890	$56,450 – $135,350	20,780
5	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$84,160	$44,170 – $406,200	3,970
6	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$78,840	$50,200 – $123,150	1,250
7	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$78,690	$45,880 – $146,850	11,790
8	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,010	$47,310 – $108,890	6,390
9	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$76,840	$49,920 – $122,160	27,340
10	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$75,650	$42,440 – $120,990	4,340
11	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$72,550	$49,080 – $134,980	1,480
12	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$71,280	$42,730 – $127,700	4,990
13	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$69,990	$47,560 – $112,320	2,150
14	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$69,790	$39,480 – $134,740	13,040
15	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$69,240	$43,100 – $127,920	2,420
16	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$67,370	$45,630 – $109,990	21,460
17	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$65,430	$40,360 – $106,190	11,420
18	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$63,960	$41,460 – $117,250	7,990
19	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$62,800	$38,240 – $113,290	6,510
20	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$62,350	$38,710 – $119,430	1,060
21	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$62,280	$38,000 – $116,280	9,370
22	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$61,370	$40,500 – $96,690	1,930
23	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$52,000	$36,300 – $78,100	3,260
24	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$51,630	$40,330 – $90,000	1,850
25	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,600	$27,770 – $77,270	1,260

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Tennessee. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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