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
81	Opticians, Dispensing	Healthcare	$52K	$24.89/hr
82	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	Office & Admin	$51K	$24.63/hr
83	Emergency Medical Technicians	Healthcare	$51K	$24.52/hr
84	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	Community & Social	$51K	$24.52/hr
85	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	Office & Admin	$50K	$24.13/hr
86	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	Building & Maintenance	$50K	$24.08/hr
87	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	Legal	$50K	$24.01/hr
88	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	Building & Maintenance	$50K	$23.8/hr
89	Carpenters	Construction & Trades	$49K	$23.61/hr
90	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	Production & Manufacturing	$49K	$23.6/hr

Top Paying Jobs in Morristown, TN

Highest paying careers in Morristown

Affordability snapshot: Morristown