Salaries in Jackson, TN metro area

Typical pay for 286 jobs in the Jackson, TN metro area. The median for all workers is $44,790 a year ($21.53 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs

$44,790

Median hourly

$21.53

Workers

84,530

vs U.S. median

-12%

Highest paying jobs in Jackson, TN

Job	Median salary	Workers
General Internal Medicine Physician	$412,460	160
Physicians, All Other	$245,880	80
Chief Executive	$201,090	90
Nurse Anesthetist	$190,970	60
Pharmacist	$140,540	180
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$139,040	80
Sales Manager	$134,810	220
Lawyer	$133,770	190
Financial Manager	$131,090	250
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$130,280	110
Industrial Production Manager	$123,840	180
Marketing Manager	$121,910	100
Human Resources Manager	$115,320	70
Computer Network Architect	$110,570	50
Administrative Services Manager	$108,900	130

Most common jobs in Jackson, TN

Job	Workers	Median salary
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	2,410	$36,710
Retail Salesperson	2,390	$30,990
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,370	$26,360
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,280	$31,120
Registered Nurse	1,930	$75,610
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,890	$40,340
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,870	$55,160
Cashier	1,780	$27,690
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,470	$34,410
General and Operations Managers	1,220	$98,040
Office Clerks, General	1,170	$37,750
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	1,080	$38,100
Nursing Assistant	1,080	$36,900
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,040	$61,270
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,040	$48,080

Compare with statewide pay: salaries in Tennessee.

All 286 jobs by category

Management Occupations (20)Business and Financial Operations Occupations (17)Computer and Mathematical Occupations (7)Architecture and Engineering Occupations (9)Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (4)Community and Social Service Occupations (12)Legal Occupations (2)Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (18)Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (4)Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (26)Healthcare Support Occupations (9)Protective Service Occupations (7)Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (13)Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (6)Personal Care and Service Occupations (8)Sales and Related Occupations (11)Office and Administrative Support Occupations (31)Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations (1)Construction and Extraction Occupations (14)Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (18)Production Occupations (35)Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (14)

Management Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Administrative Services Manager	$108,900	$52.36	130
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$139,040	$66.85	80
Chief Executive	$201,090	$96.68	90
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$130,280	$62.64	110
Construction Manager	$97,070	$46.67	140
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$85,910	—	240
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$77,200	$37.12	50
Facilities Manager	$108,090	$51.97	60
Financial Manager	$131,090	$63.03	250
Food Service Manager	$61,380	$29.51	80
General and Operations Managers	$98,040	$47.13	1,220
Human Resources Manager	$115,320	$55.44	70
Industrial Production Manager	$123,840	$59.54	180
Managers, All Other	$79,840	$38.38	290
Marketing Manager	$121,910	$58.61	100
Medical and Health Services Managers	$100,770	$48.45	300
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$46,130	$22.18	70
Sales Manager	$134,810	$64.81	220
Social and Community Service Managers	$88,690	$42.64	60
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$83,130	$39.97	120

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Accountants and Auditors	$71,980	$34.61	520
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$62,770	$30.18	130
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$52,880	$25.42	330
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$65,300	$31.40	80
Compliance Officer	$59,810	$28.76	160
Cost Estimator	$69,380	$33.36	100
Financial and Investment Analysts	$81,600	$39.23	50
Human Resources Specialist	$63,430	$30.50	370
Loan Officer	$61,500	$29.57	150
Logistician	$50,220	$24.14	140
Management Analyst	$80,790	$38.84	90
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$57,790	$27.79	140
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$46,200	$22.21	30
Personal Financial Advisor	$60,420	$29.05	50
Project Management Specialist	$81,450	$39.16	330
Property Appraisers and Assessors	$64,050	$30.80	50
Training and Development Specialists	$49,870	$23.98	190

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Computer Network Architect	$110,570	$53.16	50
Computer Network Support Specialist	$60,010	$28.85	40
Computer Occupations, All Other	$72,090	$34.66	140
Computer Systems Analyst	$77,790	$37.40	170
Computer User Support Specialist	$48,530	$23.33	200
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$77,900	$37.45	90
Software Developer	$96,540	$46.42	130

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$81,510	$39.19	30
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$57,270	$27.53	40
Civil Engineer	$93,070	$44.75	100
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$60,680	$29.18	40
Electrical Engineer	$100,190	$48.17	40
Engineers, All Other	$99,180	$47.68	60
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$66,000	$31.73	120
Industrial Engineer	$94,060	$45.22	200
Mechanical Engineer	$96,290	$46.29	80

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Chemical Technician	$57,390	$27.59	30
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$68,390	$32.88	60
Forensic Science Technician	$74,020	$35.59	40
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$78,460	$37.72	70

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$53,960	$25.94	250
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$54,250	$26.08	50
Counselors, All Other	$52,880	$25.42	50
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$55,400	$26.64	170
Healthcare Social Worker	$54,520	$26.21	230
Marriage and Family Therapists	$48,600	$23.36	60
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$37,170	$17.87	70
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$58,010	$27.89	80
Rehabilitation Counselor	$40,190	$19.32	70
Social and Human Service Assistants	$40,820	$19.63	150
Social Workers, All Other	$36,300	$17.45	50
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$46,520	$22.36	420

Legal Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Lawyer	$133,770	$64.31	190
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$48,970	$23.55	110

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,440	$30.50	60
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$59,120	—	80
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$38,150	$18.34	70
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$51,470	—	890
Instructional Coordinator	$67,670	$32.54	80
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$52,110	—	110
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$57,560	$27.67	70
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$55,860	—	430
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$65,350	—	70
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$35,980	$17.30	120
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,180	—	50
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,700	—	580
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$52,370	—	110
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$56,450	—	40
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$59,960	—	70
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$23,400	$11.25	100
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$29,190	—	850
Tutor	$37,400	$17.98	40

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Coaches and Scouts	$37,700	—	120
Graphic Designer	$48,040	$23.10	40
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$35,070	$16.86	130
Public Relations Specialist	$52,580	$25.28	40

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$62,420	$30.01	210
Dental Hygienist	$82,750	$39.78	110
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer	$82,000	$39.42	90
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$58,620	$28.18	40
Emergency Medical Technician	$39,180	$18.84	120
General Internal Medicine Physician	$412,460	$198.30	160
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$82,800	$39.81	70
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$50,670	$24.36	810
Medical Records Specialist	$57,150	$27.48	90
Nurse Anesthetist	$190,970	$91.81	60
Nurse Practitioner	$108,260	$52.05	410
Occupational Therapist	$87,360	$42.00	80
Ophthalmic Medical Technician	$36,620	$17.60	50
Opticians, Dispensing	$47,480	$22.83	60
Paramedic	$51,550	$24.78	100
Pharmacist	$140,540	$67.57	180
Pharmacy Technician	$39,090	$18.79	310
Physical Therapist	$96,610	$46.45	140
Physician Assistant	$104,600	$50.29	60
Physicians, All Other	$245,880	$118.21	80
Psychiatric Technician	$38,930	$18.72	190
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$64,620	$31.07	160
Registered Nurse	$75,610	$36.35	1,930
Respiratory Therapist	$65,310	$31.40	110
Speech-Language Pathologist	$82,000	$39.42	100
Surgical Technologist	$59,090	$28.41	70

Healthcare Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Dental Assistant	$46,590	$22.40	190
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$31,120	$14.96	2,280
Medical Assistant	$37,280	$17.92	420
Medical Equipment Preparer	$38,740	$18.62	50
Medical Transcriptionist	$46,680	$22.44	60
Nursing Assistant	$36,900	$17.74	1,080
Phlebotomist	$37,370	$17.97	140
Physical Therapist Assistant	$60,980	$29.32	120
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$35,840	$17.23	50

Protective Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$45,770	$22.01	140
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$75,610	$36.35	100
Firefighter	$36,140	$17.38	230
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$51,750	$24.88	80
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$67,300	$32.36	240
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$53,320	$25.64	460
Security Guard	$35,960	$17.29	460

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bartender	$22,030	$10.59	180
Chefs and Head Cooks	$69,280	$33.31	60
Cooks, Fast Food	$26,430	$12.71	400
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$35,110	$16.88	510
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,490	$17.06	490
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$24,850	$11.95	260
Dishwasher	$29,630	$14.24	140
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$26,360	$12.67	2,370
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$36,660	$17.63	740
Food Preparation Worker	$26,970	$12.97	580
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$27,950	$13.44	100
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$29,300	$14.09	280
Waiters and Waitresses	$20,490	$9.85	930

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$48,010	$23.08	50
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$52,560	$25.27	60
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$33,900	$16.30	740
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$35,280	$16.96	470
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$29,320	$14.10	490
Pest Control Worker	$38,410	$18.47	100

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$27,280	$13.12	110
Animal Caretaker	$30,890	$14.85	110
Childcare Worker	$27,540	$13.24	300
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$41,260	$19.84	150
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$42,430	$20.40	50
Recreation Worker	$33,550	$16.13	60
Residential Advisor	$29,210	$14.04	130
Skincare Specialist	$31,410	$15.10	30

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Cashier	$27,690	$13.31	1,780
Counter and Rental Clerks	$37,360	$17.96	200
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$71,380	$34.32	90
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,900	$22.55	730
Insurance Sales Agent	$64,310	$30.92	190
Parts Salesperson	$36,860	$17.72	210
Retail Salesperson	$30,990	$14.90	2,390
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$51,540	$24.78	360
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$59,560	$28.63	590
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$81,530	$39.20	100
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$47,830	$23.00	250

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bill and Account Collectors	$36,240	$17.42	80
Billing and Posting Clerks	$41,090	$19.76	240
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$45,240	$21.75	800
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$48,250	$23.20	110
Customer Service Representative	$38,680	$18.60	970
Data Entry Keyer	$36,270	$17.44	70
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$50,720	$24.38	130
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$46,160	$22.19	80
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$55,750	$26.80	100
File Clerk	$39,030	$18.76	110
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$61,270	$29.46	1,040
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$28,410	$13.66	130
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$46,160	$22.19	100
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$36,810	$17.70	90
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$38,930	$18.72	280
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$45,610	$21.93	60
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$38,100	$18.32	1,080
Meter Readers, Utilities	$47,870	$23.01	50
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$36,220	$17.41	130
Office Clerks, General	$37,750	$18.15	1,170
Order Clerk	$34,380	$16.53	80
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$47,820	$22.99	60
Postal Service Clerk	$64,290	$30.91	60
Postal Service Mail Carrier	$59,010	$28.37	200
Procurement Clerk	$40,250	$19.35	40
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$52,910	$25.44	340
Public Safety Telecommunicator	$44,450	$21.37	110
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$33,860	$16.28	270
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$40,720	$19.58	850
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$45,320	$21.79	650
Teller	$35,600	$17.12	180

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Agricultural Equipment Operator	$36,660	$17.63	80

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Carpenter	$47,950	$23.05	170
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$43,730	$21.02	180
Construction and Building Inspectors	$54,450	$26.18	60
Construction Laborer	$44,610	$21.45	580
Electrician	$60,360	$29.02	520
Fence Erector	$45,800	$22.02	50
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$69,890	$33.60	430
Helpers--Electricians	$38,480	$18.50	100
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$46,650	$22.43	50
Highway Maintenance Worker	$45,780	$22.01	160
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$47,240	$22.71	270
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$42,840	$20.59	60
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$52,620	$25.30	260
Sheet Metal Worker	$63,300	$30.43	40

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$45,770	$22.01	120
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$49,910	$24.00	520
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$55,690	$26.77	210
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$69,950	$33.63	80
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$80,940	$38.92	110
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$45,480	$21.87	60
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$75,860	$36.47	460
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$54,150	$26.03	260
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$39,920	$19.19	80
Industrial Machinery Mechanic	$76,260	$36.66	630
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$58,950	$28.34	110
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$48,080	$23.12	1,040
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$62,890	$30.23	50
Millwright	$59,670	$28.69	40
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$61,830	$29.73	50
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$58,310	$28.04	40
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$76,480	$36.77	50
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$59,160	$28.44	120

Production Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Baker	$34,630	$16.65	130
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$38,840	$18.67	90
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,110	$22.17	110
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator	$50,450	$24.25	60
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,180	$22.68	140
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,890	$23.02	50
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,150	$20.75	210
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,250	$23.20	150
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,320	$20.35	100
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$63,550	$30.55	850
Food Batchmaker	$40,560	$19.50	640
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$43,150	$20.74	120
Helpers--Production Workers	$41,340	$19.87	270
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$45,910	$22.07	600
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$32,180	$15.47	140
Machinist	$48,340	$23.24	240
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$38,620	$18.57	190
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$32,990	$15.86	50
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$40,340	$19.39	1,890
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,610	$23.37	100
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,400	$17.98	100
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,840	$23.00	60
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,890	$19.18	220
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,900	$22.07	420
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,220	$18.37	90
Printing Press Operator	$39,360	$18.92	120
Production Workers, All Other	$45,500	$21.88	870
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$63,900	$30.72	40
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$45,850	$22.04	80
Sewing Machine Operator	$37,380	$17.97	50
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$58,490	$28.12	80
Tool and Die Makers	$57,240	$27.52	110
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$49,070	$23.59	90
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$45,460	$21.86	600
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,350	$17.48	100

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$31,140	$14.97	60
Bus Drivers, School	$41,590	$19.99	280
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$34,560	$16.62	240
Crane and Tower Operators	$59,410	$28.56	70
Driver/Sales Worker	$38,310	$18.42	260
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$61,720	$29.67	330
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$55,160	$26.52	1,870
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$38,570	$18.54	700
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$36,710	$17.65	2,410
Light Truck Driver	$43,660	$20.99	630
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$37,670	$18.11	530
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$50,050	$24.06	100
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$29,550	$14.21	60
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,410	$16.54	1,470