The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Tennessee For 2026

Curious about which professions offer the highest salaries? Or have you ever wondered how much your dentist earns for their services?

We share your interest in uncovering the highest-paid professions in Tennessee. Admittedly, we have a data-driven approach to understanding the labor market.

After an extensive analysis by our data science team, we found that the Finance Services Director holds the title for the highest-paying job in Tennessee.

Here’s a snapshot of the top ten highest-paying jobs in Tennessee:

How We Determined the Highest Paid Jobs in Tennessee for 2026

To generate our salary estimates, Zippia utilizes data published from reliable, publicly available sources such as the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as of March 2026, Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Our data science team supplements this information by continuously monitoring millions of job postings daily to extract published salaries. We then correlate these salaries with data on companies, locations, and job titles from other datasets. Ultimately, we calculate a weighted average of these inputs to provide an estimated salary for specific job titles in Tennessee.

Overall, our team analyzed salary data for all 335 job titles in Tennessee to pinpoint the highest earners.

Detailed List of Highest Paying Jobs In Tennessee

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Finance Services Director	$233,524	$189,000	1,282
2	Consultant And Sales Representative	$203,508	$153,000	1,841
3	Operator And Truck Driver	$185,196	$125,000	6,285
4	Medical Consultant	$182,669	$124,000	1,858
5	Primary Care Physician	$171,738	$114,000	1,021
6	President & Chief Operating Officer	$169,937	$111,000	1,100
7	Vice President, Field Operations	$168,301	$109,000	1,213
8	President/chief Executive Officer	$165,577	$107,000	1,495
9	Executive Vice President Marketing	$161,608	$103,000	1,199
10	President And General Manager	$161,193	$106,000	1,963
11	President & Chief Technology Officer	$157,891	$105,000	1,284
12	New Product Development Manager	$157,426	$109,000	1,023
13	Owner/operator	$156,426	$105,000	4,295
14	Executive Vice President Of Sales	$155,850	$107,000	1,095
15	Vice President Product Development	$154,491	$102,000	1,265
16	Vice President, Product Management	$152,522	$105,000	1,066
17	Family Practitioner	$151,831	$92,000	3,957
18	Executive Director, Information Technology	$151,170	$98,000	1,115
19	Vice President Of Research And Development	$150,358	$101,000	1,173
20	Emergency Medicine Specialist	$150,225	$91,000	3,794
21	Vice President, Marketing & Development	$150,218	$96,000	1,160
22	Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist	$148,164	$95,000	3,877
23	Vice President Of Global Operations	$147,813	$89,000	1,013
24	Executive Vice President Of Operations	$146,890	$92,000	1,611
25	Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technology Officer	$146,248	$96,000	1,166
26	Senior Director, Product Marketing	$144,632	$102,000	1,020
27	Senior Director Of Business Development	$142,284	$101,000	1,423
28	Chief Executive Officer	$142,091	$87,000	1,135
29	Vice President & General Manager	$141,863	$91,000	1,799
30	Chief Executive Officer/chief Finance Officer	$140,987	$89,000	1,844
31	Senior Director, Product Development	$140,074	$91,000	1,146
32	Stock Manager	$138,833	$93,000	1,488
33	Driver/owner Operator	$138,602	$79,000	5,664
34	Vice President-Project Management	$137,913	$88,000	1,317
35	Health Information Management Director	$135,854	$94,000	1,595
36	Vice President, Operations And Finance	$134,317	$89,000	1,539
37	Manager Of Business Consulting	$133,845	$98,000	1,576
38	Health Teacher	$133,790	$81,000	1,106
39	Vice President Of Sales & Operations	$132,759	$89,000	1,220
40	Business Services Vice President	$132,165	$92,000	1,285
41	Senior Director, Product Management	$132,105	$95,000	1,115
42	Vice President Of Operations And Engineering	$131,962	$90,000	1,195
43	Director, Business Development And Strategy	$131,931	$90,000	1,388
44	Engineering Production Operations Director	$131,720	$86,000	1,512
45	Vice President, Business Development	$130,733	$81,000	1,399
46	Vice President-Program Management	$129,750	$83,000	1,156
47	Vice President Technology Services	$129,395	$89,000	1,047
48	Senior Operations And Sales Manager	$127,910	$87,000	1,240
49	Chief Finance And Operating Officer	$127,499	$74,000	1,502
50	Director Of Business Systems	$126,464	$95,000	1,327
51	Business Development Director	$126,078	$78,000	1,353
52	Partner Development Manager	$125,737	$97,000	1,029
53	Vice President, Business Operations	$124,492	$80,000	1,534
54	Senior Manager, Program Management	$123,957	$90,000	1,295
55	Engineering Services Manager	$123,856	$87,000	1,126
56	Chief Executive Officer/manager	$122,969	$85,000	1,374
57	Director Of Product Development	$122,779	$89,000	1,244
58	Director, Network Operations	$122,592	$89,000	1,035
59	Operations Vice President	$122,192	$76,000	1,026
60	Public Health Dentist	$122,052	$71,000	4,740
61	Development Engineer/engineering Manager	$122,009	$90,000	1,163
62	Business Solutions Manager	$121,312	$89,000	1,220
63	Deputy Chief Information Officer	$120,554	$85,000	1,088
64	Chief Executive Officer And Operator	$120,174	$72,000	1,118
65	Security Architect	$120,085	$83,000	1,005
66	Senior Project Manager Construction	$119,934	$82,000	1,084
67	Regional Business Manager	$119,822	$89,000	1,355
68	Director Of Engineering, Quality & Program Management	$119,705	$85,000	1,569
69	Senior Manager, Product Development	$119,280	$90,000	1,120
70	Senior Manager Of Research And Development	$119,261	$85,000	1,157
71	Senior Operations Manager	$119,218	$83,000	1,016
72	Nurse Anesthetist	$119,212	$70,000	1,941
73	Senior Manager Engineering And Operations	$119,016	$90,000	1,187
74	Director Of Marketing Services	$118,926	$81,000	1,171
75	Head Of Business Development	$118,671	$81,000	1,424
76	Senior Staff Systems Engineer	$118,585	$82,000	1,146
77	Senior Product Engineering Manager	$118,582	$79,000	1,004
78	Director, Software Quality Assurance	$118,475	$77,000	1,070
79	Engineering And Operations Director	$117,872	$83,000	1,193
80	Senior Program Management Consultant	$117,772	$89,000	1,664
81	Executive Director Business Development	$117,745	$76,000	1,703
82	Chief Executive Officer/chief Technology Officer	$117,731	$78,000	1,430
83	Director, Technical Operations	$117,728	$81,000	1,235
84	Director Of Professional Services	$117,450	$74,000	1,041
85	Executive Director Of Operations	$117,432	$75,000	1,347
86	Director, Product Marketing	$117,379	$79,000	1,073
87	Business Program Manager	$117,325	$83,000	1,836
88	Director Systems Development	$117,295	$92,000	1,006
89	Senior Technical Program Manager	$117,206	$86,000	1,346
90	Chief Program Officer	$117,205	$74,000	1,088
91	Engineering Operations Manager	$117,115	$91,000	1,068
92	Director Of Account Management	$117,069	$76,000	1,287
93	Clinical Physician Assistant	$116,841	$70,000	3,419
94	Senior Product Line Manager	$116,599	$86,000	1,033
95	Customer Service Director	$116,487	$81,000	1,598
96	Director, Global Business Development	$116,432	$81,000	1,192
97	Senior Business Manager	$116,246	$82,000	1,365
98	Technical Operations Manager	$116,146	$86,000	1,636
99	Research And Development Scientist	$116,118	$81,000	1,093
100	Global Product Marketing Manager	$115,756	$82,000	1,008

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2026. This marks our latest ranking of the highest paying jobs in Tennessee.

Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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