SOC 11-1021 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do General and Operations Managers make in Jackson, TN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for General and Operations Managers in Jackson, TN is $98,040. The 10th percentile is $48,490 and the 90th percentile is $210,440. Employment is 1,220.

Median annual wage

$98,040

10th percentile
$48,490
25th percentile
$64,060
Median
$98,040
75th percentile
$144,000
90th percentile
$210,440
Mean
$123,440

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For General and Operations Managers, the published 10th percentile is $48,490 and the 90th percentile is $210,440. The difference is $161,950, which is 165.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $64,060 to the 75th at $144,000, covers $79,940.

The mean annual wage is $123,440, which sits above the median of $98,040. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jackson, TN median is 7.3% lower than the national median of $105,770 for General and Operations Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $114,637, which is 8.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.3% lower than the Tennessee median of $106,970.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jackson, TN is 85.522, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $98,040 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts General and Operations Managers at $114,637 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for General and Operations Managers. Jackson, TN ranks 8th of 16 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 74 miles away, with a median of $102,510 and employment of 9,730. That median is 4.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,208, against $114,637 here.
  • Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL is 93 miles away, with a median of $97,600 and employment of 740. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,071, against $114,637 here.
  • Paducah, KY-IL is 93 miles away, with a median of $75,470 and employment of 1,440. That median is 23% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,670, against $114,637 here.

Employment share

General and Operations Managers accounts for 1.4% of wage-and-salary employment in Jackson, TN (1,220 of 84,530). Nationally the occupation is 2.3% of employment (3,503,020 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.64 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do General and Operations Managers make in Jackson, TN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for General and Operations Managers in Jackson, TN is $98,040. The 10th percentile is $48,490 and the 90th percentile is $210,440. Employment is 1,220.

How does that compare with the national median for General and Operations Managers?

The local median is 7.3% lower than the national median of $105,770.

What is General and Operations Managers pay in Jackson, TN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jackson, TN is 85.522, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $98,040 is $114,637. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Jackson, TN compare with nearby metros for General and Operations Managers?

Memphis, TN-MS-AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 74 miles away, at $102,510. Jackson, TN ranks 8th of 16 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.