High paying office and admin jobs in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN

Every office and admin 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 office and admin 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

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$73,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,420 – $101,9902,430
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$73,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,580 – $106,87017,890
3Postal Service Mail Carriers$61,010
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0401,890
4Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$56,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,740 – $80,8704,210
5Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$55,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,820 – $76,1801,460
6Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$55,660
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,280800
7Information and Record Clerks, All Other$52,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,680 – $64,940550
8Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,810
Some college, no degree
$38,150 – $74,09013,790
9Cargo and Freight Agents$50,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,720 – $99,7901,030
10Loan Interviewers and Clerks$50,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,030 – $71,660950
11Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$49,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,500 – $74,360800
12Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,030 – $69,2101,290
13Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,000 – $74,8101,210
14Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$49,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,810 – $65,91012,100
15Public Safety Telecommunicators$48,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,660 – $62,650500
16Billing and Posting Clerks$48,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,890 – $63,0702,720
17Bill and Account Collectors$48,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,930 – $68,9001,100
18Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$47,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,220 – $61,3902,160
19File Clerks$46,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,050 – $61,040600
20Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$46,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,210 – $67,200700
21Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,130 – $60,5304,860
22Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$45,630
Associate's degree
$37,820 – $60,4601,330
23Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$45,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,770 – $53,470510
24Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,500 – $59,26012,970
25Customer Service Representatives$45,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,140 – $63,73020,770
26Procurement Clerks$45,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,750 – $61,990800
27Data Entry Keyers$44,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,440 – $60,360760
28Office Clerks, General$43,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,940 – $61,49016,770
29Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$42,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,130 – $65,2801,870
30Couriers and Messengers$42,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,660 – $47,7201,360
31Library Assistants, Clerical$41,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,930 – $54,920530
32Order Clerks$40,570
Some college, no degree
$29,120 – $57,790730
33Tellers$38,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,600 – $47,5701,450
34Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$37,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,090 – $81,020990
35Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,330 – $46,9904,040
36Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$34,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,670 – $40,7702,430

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	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,700	$49,420 – $101,990	2,430
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,060	$46,580 – $106,870	17,890
3	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$61,010	$42,390 – $81,040	1,890
4	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,270	$41,740 – $80,870	4,210
5	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,960	$42,820 – $76,180	1,460
6	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$55,660	$42,600 – $75,280	800
7	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,420	$36,680 – $64,940	550
8	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$50,810	$38,150 – $74,090	13,790
9	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,230	$36,720 – $99,790	1,030
10	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,130	$38,030 – $71,660	950
11	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,960	$36,500 – $74,360	800
12	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,680	$36,030 – $69,210	1,290
13	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,490	$35,000 – $74,810	1,210
14	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,000	$33,810 – $65,910	12,100
15	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,920	$43,660 – $62,650	500
16	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,640	$36,890 – $63,070	2,720
17	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,080	$34,930 – $68,900	1,100
18	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,720	$33,220 – $61,390	2,160
19	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,990	$33,050 – $61,040	600
20	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,100	$36,210 – $67,200	700
21	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,780	$35,130 – $60,530	4,860
22	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$45,630	$37,820 – $60,460	1,330
23	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,590	$34,770 – $53,470	510
24	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,570	$36,500 – $59,260	12,970
25	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,510	$32,140 – $63,730	20,770
26	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,140	$36,750 – $61,990	800
27	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,490	$30,440 – $60,360	760
28	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,860	$28,940 – $61,490	16,770
29	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,840	$23,130 – $65,280	1,870
30	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,800	$35,660 – $47,720	1,360
31	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,210	$29,930 – $54,920	530
32	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$40,570	$29,120 – $57,790	730
33	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,510	$34,600 – $47,570	1,450
34	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,630	$37,090 – $81,020	990
35	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,810	$28,330 – $46,990	4,040
36	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,710	$28,670 – $40,770	2,430

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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