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Average Tire Builders Salary in Tennessee

Tire Builders in Tennessee earn a median annual salary of $43,110, which is -22.4% compared to the national median. There are 250 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Tennessee (state).

$43,110
Tennessee median annual wage
$21/hour median
-22.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $55,580
250
Local employment
0.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.56
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$36,640
25th
$36,810
Median
$43,110
75th
$44,080
90th
$48,680

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Tennessee, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
91.9%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$46,925
Goods: 96.2%
Services: 72.1%
Rents: 79.1%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Oklahoma$66,710Compare1,870
Virginia$66,530Compare590
North Carolina$62,360Compare3,490
Arizona$57,380CompareN/A
Iowa$55,110Compare770
Ohio$54,600Compare790

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Tennessee

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Family Medicine Physicians$229,0501.10
Neurologists$228,3501.80
Podiatrists$213,1800.39
Nurse Anesthetists$203,4002.20
Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates$178,7300.96
Pediatricians, General$176,1501.00
Orthodontists$174,830N/A
Chief Executives$173,8701.19

Tennessee has salary data for 754 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Tire Builders in Tennessee

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Tire Builders are projected to change by +2.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 2,500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.