High paying management jobs in Tennessee

Every management 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 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 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

1Chief Executives$198,830
Bachelor's degree
$64,520 – $474,7404,700
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,430
Bachelor's degree
$105,980 – $239,2403,600
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$158,700
Bachelor's degree
$98,380 – $237,64012,040
4Financial Managers$141,010
Bachelor's degree
$83,080 – $288,75017,630
5Purchasing Managers$137,060
Bachelor's degree
$90,340 – $228,2301,460
6Marketing Managers$131,990
Bachelor's degree
$78,790 – $222,6807,730
7Human Resources Managers$131,760
Bachelor's degree
$85,160 – $218,3004,310
8Sales Managers$128,040
Bachelor's degree
$67,220 – $231,83012,270
9Administrative Services Managers$127,410
Bachelor's degree
$71,530 – $213,2308,170
10Industrial Production Managers$119,430
Bachelor's degree
$74,980 – $198,5206,310
11Construction Managers$110,200
Bachelor's degree
$65,780 – $183,2705,860
12Medical and Health Services Managers$107,120
Bachelor's degree
$71,820 – $202,06014,160
13General and Operations Managers$106,970
Bachelor's degree
$50,820 – $230,66063,720
14Facilities Managers$106,730
Bachelor's degree
$70,010 – $167,9902,580
15Education Administrators, Postsecondary$100,850
Master's degree
$65,000 – $224,7102,680
16Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$100,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,420 – $181,6804,910
17Managers, All Other$99,430
Bachelor's degree
$49,210 – $181,27017,510
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$97,590
Master's degree
$70,960 – $134,6306,180
19Social and Community Service Managers$88,240
Bachelor's degree
$58,990 – $137,5102,770
20Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$64,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,680 – $119,9004,310
21Food Service Managers$64,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,080 – $101,1504,550

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	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$198,830	$64,520 – $474,740	4,700
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$161,430	$105,980 – $239,240	3,600
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$158,700	$98,380 – $237,640	12,040
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$141,010	$83,080 – $288,750	17,630
5	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,060	$90,340 – $228,230	1,460
6	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,990	$78,790 – $222,680	7,730
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,760	$85,160 – $218,300	4,310
8	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,040	$67,220 – $231,830	12,270
9	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,410	$71,530 – $213,230	8,170
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,430	$74,980 – $198,520	6,310
11	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$110,200	$65,780 – $183,270	5,860
12	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,120	$71,820 – $202,060	14,160
13	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,970	$50,820 – $230,660	63,720
14	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,730	$70,010 – $167,990	2,580
15	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$100,850	$65,000 – $224,710	2,680
16	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,740	$55,420 – $181,680	4,910
17	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$99,430	$49,210 – $181,270	17,510
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$97,590	$70,960 – $134,630	6,180
19	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$88,240	$58,990 – $137,510	2,770
20	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,870	$40,680 – $119,900	4,310
21	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,410	$43,080 – $101,150	4,550

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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Pay varies more between metros than between states — the spread inside one state is often wider than the gap between two.

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