Local Government vs. Educational Services
Average Earnings Per Job Structure and Growth by County
Tennessee, 2001-2022
Average Earnings Per Job by County
Percent of Overall County Average, 2022
Select a Year/Indicator:Percent of Overall
County Average
Location
Quotients
Percent of State
Counterpart
Percent of National
Counterpart
Average Earnings Per Job by County
View Distribution Totals as:Actual Percent
   
 
Local Government vs. Educational Services
Tennessee Average Earnings Per Job Distribution by County:
Percent of Overall County Average, 2022
More
than
135%
135%
to
130%
130%
to
125%
125%
to
120%
120%
to
115%
115%
to
110%
110%
to
105%
105%
or
Below
Total
Local Government
4
6
9
8
17
12
13
26
95
Educational Services
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
95
95
 
   
Select an alternate year:
   
 
Local Government vs. Educational Services
Average Earnings Per Job Structure by County:
Tennessee, 2022
 
Local Government
 
Educational Services
 
 
 
68,705
88.1
101.1
81.0
 
29,991
38.5
63.9
57.5
 
60,232
109.0
88.6
71.0
 
S
S
S
S
 
56,590
130.7
83.2
66.7
 
S
S
S
S
 
53,741
129.2
79.1
63.3
 
25,579
61.5
54.5
49.1
 
68,335
107.8
100.5
80.5
 
32,089
50.6
68.4
61.5
 
65,427
119.6
96.2
77.1
 
32,118
58.7
68.4
61.6
 
52,354
112.3
77.0
61.7
 
29,812
64.0
63.5
57.2
 
51,831
123.4
76.2
61.1
 
S
S
S
S
 
52,244
123.7
76.8
61.6
 
S
S
S
S
 
55,401
123.8
81.5
65.3
 
S
S
S
S
 
59,159
103.1
87.0
69.7
 
S
S
S
S
 
50,353
115.3
74.1
59.3
 
S
S
S
S
 
53,242
118.7
78.3
62.7
 
S
S
S
S
 
45,554
96.8
67.0
53.7
 
38,286
81.4
81.6
73.4
 
56,490
123.3
83.1
66.6
 
10,460
22.8
22.3
20.1
 
60,070
99.6
88.4
70.8
 
47,953
79.5
102.2
92.0
 
53,259
92.5
78.3
62.8
 
60,250
104.7
128.4
115.5
 
55,914
118.5
82.2
65.9
 
23,169
49.1
49.4
44.4
 
83,320
90.3
122.6
98.2
 
68,434
74.2
145.8
131.2
 
45,167
104.6
66.4
53.2
 
3,250
7.5
6.9
6.2
 
60,479
118.0
89.0
71.3
 
S
S
S
S
 
63,973
121.7
94.1
75.4
 
26,210
49.9
55.8
50.3
 
64,147
110.4
94.4
75.6
 
42,878
73.8
91.4
82.2
 
60,813
112.1
89.5
71.7
 
34,863
64.3
74.3
66.9
 
47,196
105.3
69.4
55.6
 
S
S
S
S
 
51,978
100.9
76.5
61.2
 
S
S
S
S
 
59,620
118.8
87.7
70.2
 
S
S
S
S
 
53,497
118.0
78.7
63.0
 
S
S
S
S
 
53,926
118.6
79.3
63.5
 
12,075
26.6
25.7
23.2
 
56,322
121.8
82.8
66.4
 
S
S
S
S
 
47,218
117.7
69.5
55.6
 
S
S
S
S
 
61,869
107.4
91.0
72.9
 
34,173
59.3
72.8
65.5
 
85,997
127.1
126.5
101.3
 
38,459
56.8
81.9
73.8
 
42,486
154.9
62.5
50.1
 
S
S
S
S
 
54,485
133.4
80.1
64.2
 
30,341
74.3
64.6
58.2
 
51,175
98.8
75.3
60.3
 
S
S
S
S
 
58,816
122.1
86.5
69.3
 
S
S
S
S
 
57,877
135.8
85.1
68.2
 
2,581
6.1
5.5
4.9
 
58,566
114.7
86.1
69.0
 
27,395
53.6
58.4
52.5
 
63,681
101.0
93.7
75.0
 
32,632
51.8
69.5
62.6
 
51,770
104.0
76.2
61.0
 
S
S
S
S
 
44,677
109.6
65.7
52.6
 
S
S
S
S
 
50,659
88.1
74.5
59.7
 
S
S
S
S
 
49,794
135.3
73.2
58.7
 
S
S
S
S
 
52,311
105.9
76.9
61.6
 
S
S
S
S
 
49,485
108.8
72.8
58.3
 
S
S
S
S
 
70,872
104.2
104.2
83.5
 
51,591
75.8
109.9
98.9
 
45,098
93.9
66.3
53.1
 
11,375
23.7
24.2
21.8
 
49,296
88.2
72.5
58.1
 
S
S
S
S
 
57,659
130.7
84.8
67.9
 
33,184
75.2
70.7
63.6
 
48,302
103.7
71.0
56.9
 
45,644
98.0
97.3
87.5
 
58,684
122.2
86.3
69.1
 
31,037
64.6
66.1
59.5
 
66,969
98.9
98.5
78.9
 
29,486
43.6
62.8
56.5
 
57,700
110.3
84.9
68.0
 
34,976
66.8
74.5
67.1
 
53,821
125.8
79.2
63.4
 
S
S
S
S
 
49,882
116.7
73.4
58.8
 
S
S
S
S
 
76,755
128.8
112.9
90.4
 
44,725
75.0
95.3
85.8
 
55,367
112.5
81.4
65.2
 
22,941
46.6
48.9
44.0
 
62,162
117.4
91.4
73.2
 
S
S
S
S
 
73,331
125.0
107.9
86.4
 
29,688
50.6
63.3
56.9
 
60,391
132.4
88.8
71.2
 
45,417
99.6
96.8
87.1
 
56,394
114.2
83.0
66.4
 
30,443
61.6
64.9
58.4
 
69,044
130.6
101.6
81.4
 
30,166
57.1
64.3
57.9
 
50,842
91.8
74.8
59.9
 
23,125
41.7
49.3
44.3
 
46,767
114.7
68.8
55.1
 
22,515
55.2
48.0
43.2
 
55,662
104.6
81.9
65.6
 
S
S
S
S
 
51,243
119.3
75.4
60.4
 
S
S
S
S
 
55,468
130.9
81.6
65.4
 
33,759
79.7
71.9
64.7
 
48,113
110.3
70.8
56.7
 
17,125
39.3
36.5
32.8
 
56,231
135.9
82.7
66.3
 
S
S
S
S
 
66,846
118.0
98.3
78.8
 
30,998
54.7
66.0
59.4
 
55,891
94.1
82.2
65.9
 
S
S
S
S
 
60,657
81.3
89.2
71.5
 
50,984
68.3
108.6
97.8
 
60,712
117.8
89.3
71.5
 
35,155
68.2
74.9
67.4
 
70,086
113.9
103.1
82.6
 
31,165
50.6
66.4
59.8
 
50,164
117.2
73.8
59.1
 
S
S
S
S
 
52,163
127.6
76.7
61.5
 
S
S
S
S
 
69,408
126.0
102.1
81.8
 
31,884
57.9
67.9
61.1
 
75,262
112.8
110.7
88.7
 
36,658
55.0
78.1
70.3
 
54,061
106.1
79.5
63.7
 
S
S
S
S
 
51,032
91.5
75.1
60.1
 
S
S
S
S
 
64,052
98.6
94.2
75.5
 
32,358
49.8
68.9
62.1
 
65,191
107.0
95.9
76.8
 
31,764
52.1
67.7
60.9
 
59,632
128.7
87.7
70.3
 
S
S
S
S
 
59,184
115.9
87.1
69.7
 
S
S
S
S
 
54,320
92.9
79.9
64.0
 
10,953
18.7
23.3
21.0
 
56,166
127.0
82.6
66.2
 
20,368
46.0
43.4
39.1
 
52,532
118.1
77.3
61.9
 
S
S
S
S
 
57,794
113.0
85.0
68.1
 
28,951
56.6
61.7
55.5
 
64,526
108.9
94.9
76.0
 
22,191
37.5
47.3
42.6
 
50,160
105.4
73.8
59.1
 
28,810
60.6
61.4
55.2
 
55,130
105.0
81.1
65.0
 
S
S
S
S
 
52,460
106.4
77.2
61.8
 
18,918
38.4
40.3
36.3
 
72,614
76.2
106.8
85.6
 
38,197
40.1
81.4
73.3
 
60,527
106.7
89.0
71.3
 
33,887
59.7
72.2
65.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
67,984
100.9
100.0
80.1
 
46,934
69.6
100.0
90.0
 
71,352
101.1
105.0
84.1
 
47,750
67.6
101.7
91.6
 
57,343
112.5
84.3
67.6
 
40,040
78.5
85.3
76.8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
84,870
118.6
100.0
 
52,145
72.8
100.0
 
89,089
120.6
105.0
 
53,235
72.1
102.1
 
64,178
118.9
75.6
 
37,473
69.4
71.9
Source: Calculations by the Tennessee Regional Economic Analysis Project (TN-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1700N_520320_511500_SA
 
   
Select an alternate year:
   
 
Local Government vs. Educational Services
Average Earnings Per Job Structure by Region:
Tennessee, 2022
 
Local Government
 
Educational Services
Metropolitan Statistical Areas
 
 
 
78,771
124.4
115.9
92.8
 
38,347
60.5
81.7
73.5
 
65,865
106.6
96.9
77.6
 
S
S
S
S
 
64,226
119.5
94.5
75.7
 
S
S
S
S
 
70,807
124.8
104.2
83.4
 
S
S
S
S
 
61,083
107.6
89.8
72.0
 
S
S
S
S
 
61,864
107.9
91.0
72.9
 
35,612
62.1
75.9
68.3
 
67,334
99.5
99.0
79.3
 
46,735
69.1
99.6
89.6
 
70,869
114.2
104.2
83.5
 
34,974
56.4
74.5
67.1
 
57,102
106.2
84.0
67.3
 
S
S
S
S
 
72,532
90.5
106.7
85.5
 
57,738
72.0
123.0
110.7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
67,984
100.9
100.0
80.1
 
46,934
69.6
100.0
90.0
 
71,352
101.1
105.0
84.1
 
47,750
67.6
101.7
91.6
 
57,343
112.5
84.3
67.6
 
40,040
78.5
85.3
76.8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
84,870
118.6
100.0
 
52,145
72.8
100.0
 
89,089
120.6
105.0
 
53,235
72.1
102.1
 
64,178
118.9
75.6
 
37,473
69.4
71.9
Source: Calculations by the Tennessee Regional Economic Analysis Project (TN-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1700N_520320_511500_SB
 
   
Real* Average Earnings Per Job Growth by County
Growth Rates, 2022
Select a Year/Indicator:Growth RatesComponent Contributions
Real* Average Earnings Per Job Growth by County
View Distribution Totals as:Actual Percent
   
 
Local Government vs. Educational Services
Tennessee Real* Average Earnings Per Job Growth Distribution by County:
Growth Rates, 2022
More
than
2.0%
2.0%
to
1.5%
1.5%
to
1.0%
1.0%
to
0.5%
0.5%
to
0.0%
0.0%
to
-0.5%
-0.5%
or
Below
Suppressed
or
Undefined
Total
Local Government
0
0
0
1
1
0
87
6
95
Educational Services
5
1
0
0
1
0
44
44
95
 
   
Select an alternate year:
   
 
Local Government vs. Educational Services
Real* Average Earnings Per Job Growth by County:
Tennessee, 2022
 
Local Government
 
Educational Services
 
 
 
-4.4
0.9
0.3
 
-4.6
2.9
0.8
 
-5.8
-0.6
-1.1
 
N
N
N
 
-7.0
-1.8
-2.3
 
N
N
N
 
N
N
N
 
-4.3
3.2
1.1
 
-4.3
0.9
0.4
 
-8.5
-1.0
-3.1
 
-5.0
0.2
-0.3
 
N
N
N
 
-7.4
-2.1
-2.7
 
-12.3
-4.8
-6.9
 
-5.7
-0.5
-1.0
 
N
N
N
 
-6.3
-1.1
-1.6
 
N
N
N
 
-3.3
2.0
1.4
 
N
N
N
 
-3.7
1.5
1.0
 
N
N
N
 
-5.9
-0.6
-1.2
 
N
N
N
 
-7.6
-2.4
-2.9
 
N
N
N
 
-6.7
-1.5
-2.0
 
-5.9
1.6
-0.4
 
-11.6
-6.4
-6.9
 
-1.1
6.4
4.3
 
-4.4
0.9
0.3
 
10.3
17.8
15.7
 
-5.5
-0.3
-0.8
 
-5.1
2.4
0.4
 
-4.3
0.9
0.4
 
-8.6
-1.1
-3.2
 
N
N
N
 
0.2
7.7
5.6
 
-10.2
-4.9
-5.5
 
42.5
49.9
47.9
 
-2.0
3.3
2.8
 
N
N
N
 
-4.6
0.7
0.1
 
-2.7
4.8
2.7
 
-6.4
-1.1
-1.6
 
N
N
N
 
-3.3
2.0
1.4
 
-11.8
-4.3
-6.4
 
-7.1
-1.9
-2.4
 
N
N
N
 
-7.6
-2.3
-2.9
 
N
N
N
 
-4.9
0.3
-0.2
 
N
N
N
 
-9.0
-3.7
-4.3
 
N
N
N
 
-8.0
-2.8
-3.3
 
-15.9
-8.4
-10.5
 
-12.2
-7.0
-7.5
 
N
N
N
 
-9.2
-4.0
-4.5
 
N
N
N
 
-6.0
-0.7
-1.3
 
1.7
9.1
7.1
 
N
N
N
 
-9.4
-1.9
-4.0
 
-6.8
-1.5
-2.1
 
N
N
N
 
-2.1
3.1
2.6
 
-13.3
-5.8
-7.8
 
-6.0
-0.7
-1.3
 
N
N
N
 
-4.4
0.9
0.3
 
N
N
N
 
-2.4
2.8
2.3
 
-34.7
-27.3
-29.3
 
-5.4
-0.1
-0.7
 
-12.8
-5.4
-7.4
 
-6.3
-1.1
-1.6
 
-3.1
4.4
2.3
 
-4.7
0.5
0.0
 
N
N
N
 
-3.9
1.4
0.8
 
N
N
N
 
-6.0
-0.7
-1.3
 
N
N
N
 
-2.8
2.5
1.9
 
N
N
N
 
-1.5
3.8
3.2
 
N
N
N
 
-3.6
1.7
1.1
 
N
N
N
 
-4.8
0.5
-0.1
 
-6.1
1.4
-0.7
 
N
N
N
 
36.0
43.5
41.4
 
-6.7
-1.5
-2.0
 
N
N
N
 
-10.6
-5.4
-5.9
 
-9.4
-2.0
-4.0
 
-3.9
1.3
0.8
 
-6.3
1.2
-0.9
 
-9.6
-4.4
-4.9
 
-13.9
-6.4
-8.5
 
-3.5
1.7
1.2
 
-3.4
4.1
2.1
 
-6.7
-1.5
-2.0
 
-8.6
-1.1
-3.2
 
-12.6
-7.4
-7.9
 
N
N
N
 
-5.6
-0.4
-0.9
 
N
N
N
 
N
N
N
 
-10.3
-2.8
-4.9
 
-6.9
-1.7
-2.2
 
-8.9
-1.4
-3.5
 
-2.7
2.5
2.0
 
N
N
N
 
-2.5
2.8
2.2
 
-9.1
-1.6
-3.7
 
-2.2
3.1
2.5
 
3.1
10.6
8.5
 
-5.4
-0.2
-0.7
 
N
N
N
 
-4.0
1.3
0.7
 
-12.3
-4.9
-6.9
 
N
N
N
 
-1.3
6.2
4.1
 
-6.1
-0.8
-1.4
 
-8.6
-1.1
-3.1
 
-5.5
-0.3
-0.8
 
N
N
N
 
-8.5
-3.3
-3.8
 
N
N
N
 
0.5
5.7
5.2
 
-11.1
-3.6
-5.7
 
-3.7
1.5
1.0
 
-4.6
2.9
0.8
 
-5.5
-0.2
-0.8
 
N
N
N
 
-6.0
-0.7
-1.3
 
-9.9
-2.4
-4.4
 
-6.1
-0.9
-1.4
 
N
N
N
 
-3.4
1.9
1.3
 
11.6
19.1
17.0
 
-5.8
-0.6
-1.1
 
-6.7
0.7
-1.3
 
-2.0
3.3
2.7
 
-5.9
1.6
-0.5
 
-6.0
-0.7
-1.3
 
N
N
N
 
-4.4
0.8
0.3
 
N
N
N
 
-2.5
2.8
2.2
 
-7.5
0.0
-2.1
 
-6.4
-1.1
-1.7
 
-12.6
-5.1
-7.2
 
-5.9
-0.7
-1.2
 
N
N
N
 
-10.8
-5.5
-6.1
 
N
N
N
 
-5.4
-0.1
-0.7
 
-8.4
-0.9
-3.0
 
-4.0
1.2
0.7
 
-7.8
-0.3
-2.4
 
-3.5
1.8
1.2
 
N
N
N
 
0.8
6.0
5.5
 
N
N
N
 
-7.8
-2.6
-3.1
 
N
N
N
 
-1.9
3.4
2.8
 
-8.9
-1.4
-3.5
 
-8.5
-3.2
-3.8
 
N
N
N
 
-8.0
-2.7
-3.3
 
-11.6
-4.1
-6.1
 
-2.7
2.5
2.0
 
-6.8
0.7
-1.4
 
-8.5
-3.3
-3.8
 
-6.5
1.0
-1.1
 
-4.3
1.0
0.4
 
N
N
N
 
-7.8
-2.6
-3.1
 
-5.6
1.9
-0.2
 
-2.4
2.9
2.3
 
-3.8
3.7
1.6
 
-4.6
0.6
0.1
 
-7.0
0.5
-1.6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-4.7
0.6
0.0
 
-5.4
2.1
0.0
 
-4.3
1.0
0.4
 
-5.2
2.2
0.2
 
-6.3
-1.0
-1.6
 
-7.1
0.4
-1.6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-5.3
0.0
 
-7.5
0.0
 
-5.3
-0.1
 
-7.5
0.0
 
-4.7
0.5
 
-7.6
-0.2
Source: Calculations by the Tennessee Regional Economic Analysis Project (TN-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1700N_520320_511500_GA
 
   
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Local Government vs. Educational Services
Real* Average Earnings Per Job Growth by Region:
Tennessee, 2022
 
Local Government
 
Educational Services
Metropolitan Statistical Areas
 
 
 
N
N
N
 
-8.6
-1.1
-3.2
 
-4.0
1.3
0.7
 
N
N
N
 
-5.2
0.1
-0.5
 
N
N
N
 
N
N
N
 
N
N
N
 
-3.3
2.0
1.4
 
N
N
N
 
-4.6
0.6
0.1
 
N
N
N
 
-4.6
0.7
0.1
 
-5.8
1.7
-0.4
 
-5.8
-0.5
-1.1
 
-13.1
-5.6
-7.7
 
-4.6
0.7
0.1
 
N
N
N
 
N
N
N
 
-1.9
5.6
3.5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-4.7
0.6
0.0
 
-5.4
2.1
0.0
 
-4.3
1.0
0.4
 
-5.2
2.2
0.2
 
-6.3
-1.0
-1.6
 
-7.1
0.4
-1.6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-5.3
0.0
 
-7.5
0.0
 
-5.3
-0.1
 
-7.5
0.0
 
-4.7
0.5
 
-7.6
-0.2
Source: Calculations by the Tennessee Regional Economic Analysis Project (TN-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1700N_520320_511500_GB
 
   
Additional Notes on Interpreting
Average Earnings Per Job for Tennessee
Average Earnings Per Job
Average Earnings Per Job are computed by dividing BEA industry earnings estimate by BEA total full- and part-time jobs estimates. No convenient or adequate means exist at the county or regional level for converting the job estimates to a full-time equivalent measure. So, interpret the average earnings per job estimates with caution in consideration of the following issues:
  • Average earnings per job within industries involving more part-time work is lower than industries involving more full-time work, although there could be little difference in the underlying wage of full-time workers. Such differences could also prevail between counties and regions. An increase in the proportion of part-time jobs over time may erode average earnings per job estimates, although full-time earnings per worker may have remained unchanged.
  • As with per capita income, average earnings per job may be subject to extreme short-run variation, especially in smaller counties. Unusual conditions such as droughts, hurricanes and bumper crops give rise to wide variations in average earnings per job. Also, major construction projects relating to building dams, nuclear power plants, and private plant construction projects have caused extreme fluctuations in many smaller counties. Such changes typify both small and large agriculture-dependent counties owing to the extreme annual variations in farm incomes.
  • Since average earnings per job are just a simple average, it does not account for variations in the distribution of earnings among high- vs. low-wage jobs.
  • The earnings by major industry estimates compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) are by place-of-work are the sum of wage and salary dibursements (payrolls), supplements to wages and salaries, and proprietors' income. The earnings by industry data are in expressed in thousands of current dollars ($1,000s). Unlike wage and salary disbursement, it should be noted that proprietors' income may be reported as negative for those years in which the net income of sole proprietors and partnerships are in the red for a particular sector. This is not an especially unusual occurrence in some relatively small economies where farm proprietorships are dominant. However, this may yield some somewhat unconventional results, such as an industry recording a negative share of total earnings or a location quotient that is negative.
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