First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers Salary in Tennessee

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Tennessee have a median of $66,390 a year, below the national $69,500 (−4%); the state ranks 24th of 51 states by median. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers earn 40% more than the median across all occupations in Tennessee ($47,380). Among neighbouring states, Virginia pays more (up to $67,170 in Virginia) and Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas pay less (down to $58,100 in Arkansas). Tennessee employs 49,870 first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers, 15.2 per 1,000 jobs, the 7th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.65 means the occupation is more concentrated in Tennessee than nationally.

Tennessee vs the United States, May 2025

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Tennessee and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
TennesseeHourly$20.99$25.18$31.92$40.79$49.90$34.6849,87015.211.65
Annual$43,650$52,370$66,390$84,840$103,790$72,130
United StatesHourly$21.93$26.90$33.41$40.91$50.34$35.331,436,680––
Annual$45,610$55,950$69,500$85,090$104,710$73,490
$0$50k$100k$150k10th10th: $43,650$43,65025th25th: $52,370$52,370MedianMedian: $66,390$66,39075th75th: $84,840$84,84090th90th: $103,790$103,790US median
Tennessee annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
24th of 51 states
Rank by employment
7th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.65
Jobs per 1,000
15.21

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Tennessee's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Tennessee

10 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Tennessee publish a row for first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$35.13$73,060$46,580$106,87017,89016.281.76
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$34.28$71,310$44,560$105,8608,71014.241.54
Chattanooga, TN-GA$30.84$64,150$43,790$99,9903,94014.651.59
Knoxville, TN$30.57$63,580$43,010$102,9406,17014.541.57
Clarksville, TN-KY$29.63$61,620$38,790$98,4501,30012.551.36
Jackson, TN$29.46$61,270$40,550$98,2301,04012.301.33
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$29.18$60,690$40,940$94,0701,38011.511.25
Morristown, TN$28.75$59,790$38,330$95,44050010.611.15
Johnson City, TN$28.57$59,420$40,020$90,0801,42017.441.89
Cleveland, TN$28.46$59,190$38,310$95,48060014.011.52
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$29.32$60,990$37,770$94,7701,34011.441.24
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$29.28$60,890$40,240$100,7101,28011.601.26
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$28.66$59,610$38,890$96,9301,33011.611.26
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$28.38$59,040$35,280$99,720******

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Tennessee$31.92$66,39049,8701.65
Alabama$29.02$60,36020,1401.03
Arkansas$27.93$58,10013,6301.13
Georgia$31.07$64,62042,6300.94
Kentucky$30.38$63,18019,6701.06
Missouri$30.31$63,05022,3600.82
Mississippi$28.07$58,38013,6801.27
North Carolina$29.97$62,34035,8300.78
Virginia$32.29$67,17035,1600.93

See the national page for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers (every state ranked) and the Tennessee wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Tennessee estimates.

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Employment estimate not available.
  • 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.