High paying management jobs in Johnson City, TN

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Johnson City, TN. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management 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 Johnson City, TN run 12.1% below the national average (2024), so a Johnson City, TN salary is worth about 1.14× 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, Johnson City, TN · Employed

1Chief Executives$195,450
Bachelor's degree
$57,280 – $430,090100
2Financial Managers$133,170
Bachelor's degree
$75,860 – $264,830300
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$133,120
Bachelor's degree
$81,430 – $230,64080
4Sales Managers$129,470
Bachelor's degree
$69,310 – $214,860190
5Computer and Information Systems Managers$128,530
Bachelor's degree
$78,970 – $207,430160
6Administrative Services Managers$123,240
Bachelor's degree
$66,490 – $187,010120
7Marketing Managers$119,630
Bachelor's degree
$60,540 – $196,280130
8Purchasing Managers$117,730
Bachelor's degree
$71,070 – $236,21030
9Human Resources Managers$113,220
Bachelor's degree
$70,620 – $172,50070
10Medical and Health Services Managers$105,470
Bachelor's degree
$75,320 – $190,420400
11Education Administrators, Postsecondary$102,330
Master's degree
$64,790 – $212,300150
12Industrial Production Managers$99,450
Bachelor's degree
$66,030 – $167,680130
13Construction Managers$99,010
Bachelor's degree
$59,270 – $217,26080
14Facilities Managers$96,090
Bachelor's degree
$53,830 – $132,81040
15General and Operations Managers$93,200
Bachelor's degree
$45,130 – $207,2901,280
16Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$90,390
Master's degree
$74,100 – $124,720150
17Social and Community Service Managers$89,380
Bachelor's degree
$57,870 – $137,09090
18Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$86,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,940 – $143,78080
19Managers, All Other$78,540
Bachelor's degree
$46,840 – $189,510510
20Food Service Managers$62,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,820 – $95,110120
21Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$60,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,580 – $85,77080

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

#	Occupation	MedianJohnson City, TN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$195,450	$57,280 – $430,090	100
2	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,170	$75,860 – $264,830	300
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,120	$81,430 – $230,640	80
4	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,470	$69,310 – $214,860	190
5	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,530	$78,970 – $207,430	160
6	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,240	$66,490 – $187,010	120
7	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,630	$60,540 – $196,280	130
8	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$117,730	$71,070 – $236,210	30
9	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$113,220	$70,620 – $172,500	70
10	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,470	$75,320 – $190,420	400
11	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$102,330	$64,790 – $212,300	150
12	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$99,450	$66,030 – $167,680	130
13	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$99,010	$59,270 – $217,260	80
14	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$96,090	$53,830 – $132,810	40
15	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$93,200	$45,130 – $207,290	1,280
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$90,390	$74,100 – $124,720	150
17	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$89,380	$57,870 – $137,090	90
18	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$86,110	$47,940 – $143,780	80
19	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$78,540	$46,840 – $189,510	510
20	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,960	$42,820 – $95,110	120
21	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,550	$38,580 – $85,770	80

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Johnson City, TN. 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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