Helpers--installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Salary in Tennessee

Find out how your pay in Tennessee:

  • Compares to surrounding states
  • Ranks in the US

Then click on other states to see how they compare.


Salary for Workers in Tennessee vs. surrounding states

Tennessee:Avg Hourly: $17.73Avg Yearly: $36,880# Employed: 1,550

Blue areas make more money than Tennessee.

Red areas make less money than Tennessee.

Tennessee pays more than most surrounding states.

Salary for workers in Tennessee relative to surrounding states.
Area Annual Avg. Pay Hourly Avg. Pay
Missouri$4,180 more/yr$2.01 more/hr
Illinois$3,330 more/yr$1.60 more/hr
Tennessee$36,880.00/yr$17.73/hr
Kentucky$2,640 less/yr$1.27 less/hr
Virginia$2,860 less/yr$1.37 less/hr
South Carolina$3,840 less/yr$1.85 less/hr
North Carolina$4,600 less/yr$2.21 less/hr
Georgia$4,700 less/yr$2.26 less/hr
West Virginia$5,710 less/yr$2.74 less/hr
Mississippi$5,990 less/yr$2.88 less/hr
Alabama$6,330 less/yr$3.04 less/hr
Arkansas$8,560 less/yr$4.11 less/hr

How salary for workers in Tennessee ranks in the US

TennesseeHIGHEST PAYING STATELOWEST PAYING STATEIN THE NATIONFORWorkersmore than Arkansasless than Washington, D.C.

The average pay for workers in Tennessee is $36,880 per year, or $17.73 per hour.

Tennessee pays workers $8,560 (30.2%) more per year than Arkansas, the lowest paid state ($28,320) in the US.

Tennessee pays workers $10,250 (21.7%) less per year than Washington, D.C., the highest paid area ($47,130) in the US.


Data from the May 2020 Occupational Employment and Wages Statistics program, conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

February 1, 2022

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