High paying management jobs in Knoxville, TN

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Knoxville, 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 Knoxville, TN run 7.4% below the national average (2024), so a Knoxville, TN salary is worth about 1.08× 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, Knoxville, TN · Employed

1Chief Executives$198,890
Bachelor's degree
$66,940 – $444,320510
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,950
Bachelor's degree
$99,400 – $239,560610
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$143,650
Bachelor's degree
$95,610 – $219,9701,380
4Natural Sciences Managers$141,130
Bachelor's degree
$77,400 – $366,370170
5Purchasing Managers$139,530
Bachelor's degree
$87,000 – $211,940210
6Financial Managers$133,570
Bachelor's degree
$63,900 – $262,9702,090
7Human Resources Managers$132,200
Bachelor's degree
$83,290 – $233,640530
8Marketing Managers$131,040
Bachelor's degree
$79,410 – $258,450930
9Education Administrators, All Other$127,720
Bachelor's degree
$67,410 – $161,370160
10Administrative Services Managers$125,470
Bachelor's degree
$77,030 – $202,810990
11Facilities Managers$120,740
Bachelor's degree
$71,630 – $167,110360
12Industrial Production Managers$120,020
Bachelor's degree
$76,900 – $202,600750
13Sales Managers$119,380
Bachelor's degree
$68,510 – $234,1601,410
14General and Operations Managers$104,590
Bachelor's degree
$51,410 – $253,5408,660
15Medical and Health Services Managers$104,250
Bachelor's degree
$67,290 – $191,9901,880
16Managers, All Other$101,930
Bachelor's degree
$52,110 – $175,7602,430
17Construction Managers$101,910
Bachelor's degree
$62,210 – $169,550730
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$99,950
Master's degree
$78,810 – $126,020760
19Education Administrators, Postsecondary$99,780
Master's degree
$65,000 – $282,790640
20Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$98,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,990 – $189,500620
21Social and Community Service Managers$88,240
Bachelor's degree
$60,290 – $128,080300
22Food Service Managers$63,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,950 – $121,510610
23Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$63,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,120 – $109,190500

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

#	Occupation	MedianKnoxville, TN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$198,890	$66,940 – $444,320	510
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$162,950	$99,400 – $239,560	610
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$143,650	$95,610 – $219,970	1,380
4	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$141,130	$77,400 – $366,370	170
5	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,530	$87,000 – $211,940	210
6	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,570	$63,900 – $262,970	2,090
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,200	$83,290 – $233,640	530
8	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,040	$79,410 – $258,450	930
9	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$127,720	$67,410 – $161,370	160
10	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,470	$77,030 – $202,810	990
11	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,740	$71,630 – $167,110	360
12	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,020	$76,900 – $202,600	750
13	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,380	$68,510 – $234,160	1,410
14	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,590	$51,410 – $253,540	8,660
15	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,250	$67,290 – $191,990	1,880
16	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$101,930	$52,110 – $175,760	2,430
17	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,910	$62,210 – $169,550	730
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$99,950	$78,810 – $126,020	760
19	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$99,780	$65,000 – $282,790	640
20	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$98,240	$51,990 – $189,500	620
21	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$88,240	$60,290 – $128,080	300
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,940	$47,950 – $121,510	610
23	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,890	$41,120 – $109,190	500

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Knoxville, 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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