First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors Salary in Tennessee

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors in Tennessee have a median of $61,160 a year, below the national $62,890 (−3%); the state ranks 31st of 51 states by median. First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors earn 29% more than the median across all occupations in Tennessee ($47,380). Among neighbouring states, Georgia and Virginia pay more (up to $63,540 in Georgia) and Missouri, Kentucky, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas pay less (down to $56,810 in Arkansas). Tennessee employs 17,290 first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors, 5.27 per 1,000 jobs, the 11th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.31 means the occupation is more concentrated in Tennessee than nationally.

Tennessee vs the United States, May 2025

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors: 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$21.02$24.24$29.40$37.68$46.82$31.8617,2905.271.31
Annual$43,710$50,420$61,160$78,360$97,380$66,270
United StatesHourly$20.85$24.07$30.23$37.58$46.23$32.14623,640––
Annual$43,360$50,070$62,890$78,160$96,150$66,860
$0$25k$50k$75k$100k10th10th: $43,710$43,71025th25th: $50,420$50,420MedianMedian: $61,160$61,16075th75th: $78,360$78,36090th90th: $97,380$97,380US 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
31st of 51 states
Rank by employment
11th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.31
Jobs per 1,000
5.27

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 transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors, 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
Morristown, TN$32.49$67,570$39,860$84,1702605.491.37
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$30.24$62,900$46,170$100,6005,6005.091.27
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$29.97$62,350$47,000$98,1405,4708.952.23
Chattanooga, TN-GA$29.94$62,270$42,360$92,5001,2504.631.16
Jackson, TN$29.67$61,720$42,120$96,8103303.910.98
Knoxville, TN$28.93$60,160$41,000$94,4001,9504.601.15
Cleveland, TN$28.81$59,910$39,570$95,6902004.701.17
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$28.01$58,260$38,060$86,6704904.121.03
Clarksville, TN-KY$27.88$58,000$39,430$90,2004604.471.12
Johnson City, TN$26.59$55,310$37,080$83,1202503.080.77
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$29.63$61,630$36,080$90,2704504.121.03
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$28.80$59,910$38,490$91,6404303.640.91
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$26.92$56,000$36,480$82,4205603.980.99
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$26.66$55,460$40,720$85,7104503.900.97

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Tennessee$29.40$61,16017,2901.31
Alabama$28.74$59,78012,3301.45
Arkansas$27.31$56,8105,1200.98
Georgia$30.55$63,54026,6601.36
Kentucky$28.89$60,09010,1801.27
Missouri$29.02$60,37010,5000.89
Mississippi$28.51$59,2904,9501.06
North Carolina$28.88$60,07021,5401.09
Virginia$29.87$62,13014,8300.90

See the national page for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (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.

  • 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.