High paying office and admin jobs in Tennessee

Every office and admin 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 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 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

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$68,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,580 – $98,1005,360
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$66,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,650 – $103,79049,870
3Postal Service Clerks$63,210
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,0301,330
4Postal Service Mail Carriers$58,570
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0407,310
5Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$56,390
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,2802,850
6Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$53,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,300 – $80,32012,740
7Cargo and Freight Agents$51,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,720 – $85,5603,390
8Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$51,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,270 – $75,1603,680
9Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,850 – $69,4204,190
10Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$49,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,260 – $65,1704,060
11Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,180
Some college, no degree
$35,000 – $67,73037,680
12Information and Record Clerks, All Other$46,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,680 – $63,4201,810
13Public Safety Telecommunicators$46,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,840 – $66,1801,840
14Billing and Posting Clerks$46,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,410 – $61,6507,990
15Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$45,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,660 – $63,13034,580
16Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$45,760
Associate's degree
$35,740 – $59,9903,930
17Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$45,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,220 – $63,7305,470
18Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,850 – $71,3302,980
19Loan Interviewers and Clerks$45,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,560 – $65,9003,990
20Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,380 – $61,05016,680
21Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$44,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,880 – $60,6903,050
22File Clerks$43,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,460 – $59,0202,060
23Customer Service Representatives$42,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,100 – $60,07059,730
24Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$41,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,710 – $59,6305,000
25Bill and Account Collectors$40,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,470 – $60,5403,890
26Data Entry Keyers$40,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,940 – $57,3102,360
27Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$39,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,960 – $57,67041,810
28Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$39,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,420 – $49,5001,660
29Order Clerks$39,160
Some college, no degree
$29,790 – $55,5902,260
30Office Clerks, General$38,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,780 – $58,57049,880
31Procurement Clerks$38,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,750 – $57,7903,900
32Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$38,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,750 – $81,0201,410
33Library Assistants, Clerical$37,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,180 – $54,2301,110
34Tellers$36,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,720 – $46,1507,560
35Receptionists and Information Clerks$34,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,400 – $45,98011,460
36Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$30,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,880 – $37,2706,930

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	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,190	$45,580 – $98,100	5,360
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,390	$43,650 – $103,790	49,870
3	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$63,210	$42,600 – $75,030	1,330
4	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$58,570	$42,390 – $81,040	7,310
5	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$56,390	$42,600 – $75,280	2,850
6	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,020	$38,300 – $80,320	12,740
7	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,800	$36,720 – $85,560	3,390
8	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,780	$36,270 – $75,160	3,680
9	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,660	$34,850 – $69,420	4,190
10	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,230	$40,260 – $65,170	4,060
11	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$48,180	$35,000 – $67,730	37,680
12	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,450	$36,680 – $63,420	1,810
13	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,390	$33,840 – $66,180	1,840
14	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,330	$36,410 – $61,650	7,990
15	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,810	$29,660 – $63,130	34,580
16	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$45,760	$35,740 – $59,990	3,930
17	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,720	$33,220 – $63,730	5,470
18	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,340	$30,850 – $71,330	2,980
19	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,230	$34,560 – $65,900	3,990
20	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,920	$33,380 – $61,050	16,680
21	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,720	$32,880 – $60,690	3,050
22	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,010	$26,460 – $59,020	2,060
23	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,830	$31,100 – $60,070	59,730
24	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,570	$23,710 – $59,630	5,000
25	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,920	$30,470 – $60,540	3,890
26	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,490	$29,940 – $57,310	2,360
27	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,940	$31,960 – $57,670	41,810
28	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,340	$27,420 – $49,500	1,660
29	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$39,160	$29,790 – $55,590	2,260
30	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,860	$26,780 – $58,570	49,880
31	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,710	$36,750 – $57,790	3,900
32	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,530	$35,750 – $81,020	1,410
33	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,410	$24,180 – $54,230	1,110
34	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,750	$29,720 – $46,150	7,560
35	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,910	$25,400 – $45,980	11,460
36	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,160	$23,880 – $37,270	6,930

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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