Question 1

What is the cost of living in Morristown, TN?

Accepted Answer

Morristown, TN's overall price level (BEA Regional Price Parity) is 86.36, where 100 equals the U.S. average. That means everyday goods, services, and housing cost about 13.6% less than the national average. HUD's Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom is $1,135/month.

Question 2

What is the average salary in Morristown, TN?

Accepted Answer

Across the 100 BLS-tracked occupation categories with published data in Morristown, TN, the average median wage is $75,926. The single highest-paying occupation here is Physicians, All Other at $267,730/year (BLS OEWS).

Question 3

What are the highest-paying jobs in Morristown?

Accepted Answer

Based on BLS OEWS data, the top-paying occupations in Morristown, TN are: 1) Physicians, All Other at $267,730; 2) Chief Executives at $166,650; 3) Architectural and Engineering Managers at $136,320; 4) Pharmacists at $129,410; 5) Marketing Managers at $129,010. Click any occupation above to see the full wage breakdown (10th to 90th percentile).

Question 4

How much does it cost to rent a 2-bedroom apartment in Morristown?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Market Rent (FMR) for a 2-bedroom unit in Morristown, TN is $1,135/month. FMR is the rent level HUD uses to administer housing assistance and reflects the 40th percentile of standard-quality rentals, updated annually.

Question 5

Where does AffordMap's Morristown data come from?

Accepted Answer

Salary figures come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. Cost of living comes from the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (RPP). Rent comes from HUD Fair Market Rents. All three are federal datasets, updated annually, and free to use. AffordMap pairs them so you can see what a salary actually buys after local costs.

Rank	Occupation	Category	Median salary	Hourly
41	Cost Estimators	Business & Finance	$71K	$34.33/hr
42	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	Sales	$71K	$34.31/hr
43	Instructional Coordinators	Education	$70K	$33.74/hr
44	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	Production & Manufacturing	$69K	$33.39/hr
45	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	Construction & Trades	$69K	$33.15/hr
46	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	Transportation	$68K	$32.49/hr
47	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	Transportation	$67K	$32.37/hr
48	Computer Occupations, All Other	Technology	$67K	$32.34/hr
49	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	Repair & Maintenance	$66K	$31.96/hr
50	Logisticians	Business & Finance	$65K	$31.03/hr

Top Paying Jobs in Morristown, TN

Highest paying careers in Morristown

Affordability snapshot: Morristown