High paying management jobs in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN run 3.7% below the national average (2024), so a Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN salary is worth about 1.04× 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, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · Employed

1Chief Executives$218,190
Bachelor's degree
$83,260 – $487,4401,730
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,970
Bachelor's degree
$104,020 – $267,8405,640
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$159,720
Bachelor's degree
$112,220 – $266,7401,060
4Financial Managers$156,860
Bachelor's degree
$97,860 – $330,0007,400
5Purchasing Managers$140,410
Bachelor's degree
$100,250 – $239,370570
6Marketing Managers$135,370
Bachelor's degree
$83,300 – $223,6403,290
7Human Resources Managers$135,230
Bachelor's degree
$89,130 – $225,2401,840
8Administrative Services Managers$133,220
Bachelor's degree
$78,280 – $217,5803,220
9Sales Managers$131,600
Bachelor's degree
$72,520 – $239,9904,700
10Construction Managers$122,190
Bachelor's degree
$73,550 – $195,0402,460
11General and Operations Managers$119,990
Bachelor's degree
$59,000 – $240,11023,820
12Industrial Production Managers$118,440
Bachelor's degree
$82,260 – $201,0802,000
13Medical and Health Services Managers$116,480
Bachelor's degree
$71,980 – $221,3305,510
14Facilities Managers$105,820
Bachelor's degree
$72,800 – $168,0101,030
15Managers, All Other$104,130
Bachelor's degree
$56,740 – $179,0506,420
16Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$103,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,500 – $186,9801,680
17Education Administrators, Postsecondary$100,850
Master's degree
$67,830 – $227,790940
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$100,410
Master's degree
$81,600 – $136,2601,860
19Social and Community Service Managers$89,840
Bachelor's degree
$62,140 – $148,6601,200
20Food Service Managers$69,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,880 – $101,5601,680
21Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$68,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,620 – $124,8101,970

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

#	Occupation	MedianNashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$218,190	$83,260 – $487,440	1,730
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$165,970	$104,020 – $267,840	5,640
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$159,720	$112,220 – $266,740	1,060
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$156,860	$97,860 – $330,000	7,400
5	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,410	$100,250 – $239,370	570
6	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$135,370	$83,300 – $223,640	3,290
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$135,230	$89,130 – $225,240	1,840
8	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,220	$78,280 – $217,580	3,220
9	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,600	$72,520 – $239,990	4,700
10	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,190	$73,550 – $195,040	2,460
11	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,990	$59,000 – $240,110	23,820
12	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,440	$82,260 – $201,080	2,000
13	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$116,480	$71,980 – $221,330	5,510
14	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,820	$72,800 – $168,010	1,030
15	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$104,130	$56,740 – $179,050	6,420
16	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$103,750	$59,500 – $186,980	1,680
17	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$100,850	$67,830 – $227,790	940
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$100,410	$81,600 – $136,260	1,860
19	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$89,840	$62,140 – $148,660	1,200
20	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,860	$39,880 – $101,560	1,680
21	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,590	$44,620 – $124,810	1,970

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, 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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