Morristown, TN

Across all occupations in the Morristown, TN metropolitan area, the median wage is $44,280 a year ($21.29 an hour) and the mean $51,480, May 2025. That median is −13% against the US median of $50,980 and −7% against Tennessee's $47,380. BLS counts 47,290 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Morristown, TN vs Tennessee and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Morristown, TN area, Tennessee and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Morristown, TN	Hourly	$13.05	$16.17	$21.29	$29.08	$38.58	$24.75	47,290
Morristown, TN	Annual	$27,150	$33,630	$44,280	$60,480	$80,240	$51,480	47,290
Tennessee	Hourly	$13.75	$17.23	$22.78	$34.16	$49.58	$29.23	3,278,760
Tennessee	Annual	$28,600	$35,830	$47,380	$71,050	$103,130	$60,800	3,278,760
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

207 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Tennessee. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Morristown, TN

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$267,730	$128.72	30
2	Chief Executives	$166,650	$80.12	50
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$136,320	$65.54	40
4	Pharmacists	$129,410	$62.22	120
5	Marketing Managers	$129,010	$62.03	40
6	Industrial Production Managers	$123,510	$59.38	150
7	Financial Managers in Tennessee	$122,850	$59.06	130
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Tennessee	$120,190	$57.78	50
9	Administrative Services Managers	$116,340	$55.94	60
10	Lawyers in Tennessee	$115,230	$55.40	70
11	Human Resources Managers	$109,010	$52.41	40
12	Veterinarians	$106,950	$51.42	30
13	Sales Managers in Tennessee	$105,760	$50.85	110
14	Nurse Practitioners	$105,560	$50.75	120
15	Physician Assistants	$103,350	$49.69	30
16	Software Developers in Tennessee	$102,390	$49.22	50
17	Electrical Engineers	$100,240	$48.19	30
18	Construction Managers	$99,970	$48.06	70
19	Management Analysts in Tennessee	$99,290	$47.73	50
20	Industrial Engineers	$97,310	$46.79	140

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Morristown, TN

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Tennessee	1,590	33.55	1.35	$26,530
2	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Tennessee	1,530	32.33	3.58	$42,890
3	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Tennessee	1,510	32.01	1.69	$39,550
4	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Tennessee	1,470	31.02	2.34	$67,330
5	Retail Salespersons in Tennessee	1,190	25.16	1.00	$31,750
6	Cashiers in Tennessee	1,100	23.32	1.17	$28,120
7	Stockers and Order Fillers in Tennessee	1,090	23.08	1.27	$31,000
8	Customer Service Representatives in Tennessee	740	15.67	0.94	$37,570
9	Registered Nurses in Tennessee	710	14.92	0.69	$75,680
9	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Tennessee	710	15.02	1.53	$48,720
11	General and Operations Managers in Tennessee	670	14.15	0.63	$93,420
11	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	670	14.18	3.69	$39,710
13	Waiters and Waitresses in Tennessee	630	13.34	0.91	$27,370
14	Office Clerks, General in Tennessee	570	12.09	0.76	$35,680
15	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Tennessee	560	11.86	1.92	$36,860
16	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Tennessee	550	11.68	2.70	$69,450
17	Construction Laborers in Tennessee	520	10.89	1.54	$38,400
18	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Tennessee	500	10.61	1.15	$59,790
19	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Tennessee	470	9.95	0.36	$30,040
20	Helpers--Production Workers	460	9.67	9.07	$37,700

Most concentrated occupations in Morristown, TN

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Woodworkers, All Other	73.19	120	2.59	$30,510
2	Food Processing Workers, All Other	19.23	380	8.04	$46,320
3	Tool and Die Makers	10.47	180	3.83	$48,400
4	Helpers--Production Workers	9.07	460	9.67	$37,700
5	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	7.94	150	3.14	$31,270
6	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	5.78	260	5.41	$38,720
7	Production Workers, All Other	5.52	420	8.94	$45,130
8	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.51	290	6.07	$39,860
9	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.24	100	2.05	$47,240
10	Machinists	3.80	330	7.01	$47,370

Occupation groups in Morristown, TN

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$97,820	$113,270	2,180	46.01	0.64
Architecture and Engineering	$80,040	$88,100	610	12.82	0.76
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$74,330	$76,280	190	3.95	0.42
Computer and Mathematical	$72,410	$77,910	440	9.39	0.28
Legal	$69,360	$107,920	120	2.43	0.29
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$68,950	$78,510	2,490	52.65	0.83
Business and Financial Operations	$63,360	$70,810	1,620	34.26	0.51
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$58,710	$58,830	2,550	53.90	1.38
Educational Instruction and Library	$56,700	$52,450	2,770	58.60	1.00
Community and Social Service	$52,060	$53,460	690	14.51	0.85
Construction and Extraction	$47,410	$52,200	1,970	41.57	1.01
Protective Service	$45,230	$47,160	910	19.33	0.80
Production	$43,040	$45,420	8,180	173.05	3.14
Office and Administrative Support	$41,350	$44,910	5,140	108.73	0.95
Transportation and Material Moving	$40,280	$45,500	6,070	128.44	1.46
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$39,690	$45,500	280	5.95	0.45
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$37,880	$38,890	100	2.12	0.76
Healthcare Support	$36,460	$37,960	1,470	31.05	0.61
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$34,280	$35,890	1,000	21.22	0.73
Sales and Related	$32,690	$41,290	3,760	79.54	0.92
Personal Care and Service	$29,210	$32,850	540	11.36	0.54
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$27,440	$29,650	4,210	89.13	1.01

Every occupation in Tennessee, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 207 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Morristown, TN estimates (area 34100).

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Morristown, TN area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.