High paying jobs in Morristown, TN

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Morristown, TN. The percentile range matters more than the median on its own: it shows what the bottom and top of each field actually earn, which a single average hides.

Cost of living: prices in Morristown, TN run 13.6% below the national average (2024), so a Morristown, TN salary is worth about 1.16× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Morristown, TN · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$267,730
Doctoral or professional degree
$163,360 – $405,13030
2Chief Executives$166,650
Bachelor's degree
$59,030 – $444,23050
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$136,320
Bachelor's degree
$98,420 – $178,64040
4Pharmacists$129,410
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,870 – $157,190120
5Marketing Managers$129,010
Bachelor's degree
$66,780 – $174,20040
6Industrial Production Managers$123,510
Bachelor's degree
$74,600 – $179,570150
7Financial Managers$122,850
Bachelor's degree
$76,890 – $209,030130
8Computer and Information Systems Managers$120,190
Bachelor's degree
$76,290 – $200,00050
9Administrative Services Managers$116,340
Bachelor's degree
$59,980 – $217,52060
10Lawyers$115,230
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,640 – $272,55070
11Human Resources Managers$109,010
Bachelor's degree
$71,840 – $163,07040
12Veterinarians$106,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$97,950 – $167,94030
13Sales Managers$105,760
Bachelor's degree
$59,720 – $200,270110
14Nurse Practitioners$105,560
Master's degree
$69,600 – $133,120120
15Physician Assistants$103,350
Master's degree
$89,990 – $133,53030
16Software Developers$102,390
Bachelor's degree
$63,210 – $156,33050
17Electrical Engineers$100,240
Bachelor's degree
$66,630 – $146,95030
18Construction Managers$99,970
Bachelor's degree
$60,500 – $172,27070
19Management Analysts$99,290
Bachelor's degree
$61,500 – $166,51050
20Industrial Engineers$97,310
Bachelor's degree
$74,000 – $134,660140
21Physical Therapists$97,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,980 – $126,67080
22Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$95,430
Master's degree
$78,480 – $119,54080
23General and Operations Managers$93,420
Bachelor's degree
$46,520 – $195,470670
24Engineers, All Other$93,290
Bachelor's degree
$53,580 – $164,27060
25Occupational Therapists$93,010
Master's degree
$63,240 – $108,95040
26Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$92,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,750 – $100,31050
27Computer Systems Analysts$89,660
Bachelor's degree
$48,130 – $130,02050
28Speech-Language Pathologists$85,750
Master's degree
$49,470 – $120,08040
29Project Management Specialists$82,720
Bachelor's degree
$51,450 – $120,520180
30Medical and Health Services Managers$82,360
Bachelor's degree
$58,600 – $153,510140
31Dental Hygienists$81,040
Associate's degree
$62,620 – $100,34070
32Social and Community Service Managers$80,880
Bachelor's degree
$57,250 – $106,13040
33Mechanical Engineers$80,490
Bachelor's degree
$63,570 – $135,40050
34Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$79,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,080 – $150,03040
35Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$79,470
Bachelor's degree
$50,450 – $139,45050
36First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$78,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,360 – $117,400250
37Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$77,370
Bachelor's degree
$51,480 – $107,05040
38Managers, All Other$77,340
Bachelor's degree
$38,580 – $146,070190
39Registered Nurses$75,680
Bachelor's degree
$57,160 – $93,460710
40Accountants and Auditors$72,810
Bachelor's degree
$46,580 – $115,370240
41Cost Estimators$71,400
Bachelor's degree
$43,120 – $117,63070
42First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$71,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,610 – $116,33050
43Instructional Coordinators$70,180
Master's degree
$47,610 – $74,39040
44First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$69,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,840 – $102,460550
45First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$68,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,650 – $101,370260
46First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$67,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,860 – $84,170260
47Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$67,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,700 – $75,2901,470
48Computer Occupations, All Other$67,260
Bachelor's degree
$45,950 – $114,660100
49Maintenance Workers, Machinery$66,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,670 – $66,47040
50Logisticians$64,540
Bachelor's degree
$48,520 – $104,93090

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

#	Occupation	MedianMorristown, TN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$267,730	$163,360 – $405,130	30
2	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$166,650	$59,030 – $444,230	50
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,320	$98,420 – $178,640	40
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$129,410	$78,870 – $157,190	120
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,010	$66,780 – $174,200	40
6	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,510	$74,600 – $179,570	150
7	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,850	$76,890 – $209,030	130
8	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,190	$76,290 – $200,000	50
9	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$116,340	$59,980 – $217,520	60
10	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$115,230	$58,640 – $272,550	70
11	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,010	$71,840 – $163,070	40
12	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$106,950	$97,950 – $167,940	30
13	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,760	$59,720 – $200,270	110
14	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$105,560	$69,600 – $133,120	120
15	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$103,350	$89,990 – $133,530	30
16	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$102,390	$63,210 – $156,330	50
17	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$100,240	$66,630 – $146,950	30
18	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$99,970	$60,500 – $172,270	70
19	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$99,290	$61,500 – $166,510	50
20	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$97,310	$74,000 – $134,660	140
21	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,150	$64,980 – $126,670	80
22	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$95,430	$78,480 – $119,540	80
23	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$93,420	$46,520 – $195,470	670
24	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$93,290	$53,580 – $164,270	60
25	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$93,010	$63,240 – $108,950	40
26	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,250	$58,750 – $100,310	50
27	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$89,660	$48,130 – $130,020	50
28	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$85,750	$49,470 – $120,080	40
29	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$82,720	$51,450 – $120,520	180
30	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$82,360	$58,600 – $153,510	140
31	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$81,040	$62,620 – $100,340	70
32	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$80,880	$57,250 – $106,130	40
33	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$80,490	$63,570 – $135,400	50
34	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,760	$54,080 – $150,030	40
35	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsBachelor's degree	$79,470	$50,450 – $139,450	50
36	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,350	$48,360 – $117,400	250
37	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,370	$51,480 – $107,050	40
38	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$77,340	$38,580 – $146,070	190
39	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$75,680	$57,160 – $93,460	710
40	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$72,810	$46,580 – $115,370	240
41	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$71,400	$43,120 – $117,630	70
42	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,350	$54,610 – $116,330	50
43	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$70,180	$47,610 – $74,390	40
44	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,450	$44,840 – $102,460	550
45	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,950	$46,650 – $101,370	260
46	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,570	$39,860 – $84,170	260
47	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,330	$43,700 – $75,290	1,470
48	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$67,260	$45,950 – $114,660	100
49	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,470	$43,670 – $66,470	40
50	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$64,540	$48,520 – $104,930	90

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