What is the average salary in Knoxville, TN?

$59,350a year

Average yearly pay across 536 jobs with official data in the Knoxville, TN metro area, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $28.53
Jobs with data: 536
Workers counted: 415,720

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Family Medicine Physician	$460,100
Obstetrician and Gynecologist	$365,300
General Internal Medicine Physician	$314,000
Physician	$276,400
Nurse Anesthetist	$213,900
Chief Executive	$198,900
Nuclear Engineer	$179,700
Physicist	$165,000
Pediatrician	$164,700
Architectural and Engineering Manager	$163,000

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Fast Food and Counter Worker	$27,720
Retail Salesperson	$31,150
Laborer and Freight	$37,400
Registered Nurse	$77,240
General and Operations Manager	$104,600
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver	$59,100
Cashier	$29,110
Stocker and Order Filler	$35,410
Waiter and Waitress	$28,100
Janitor and Cleaner	$31,200

Management

Administrative Services Manager$125,500
Advertising and Promotions Manager$101,900
Architectural and Engineering Manager$163,000
Chief Executive$198,900
Computer and Information Systems Manager$143,700
Construction Manager$101,900
Education Administrator$99,950
Education Administrator$99,780
Education Administrator$127,700
Emergency Management Director$85,480
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$79,950
Facilities Manager$120,700
Financial Manager$133,600
Food Service Manager$63,940
Fundraising Manager$97,410
General and Operations Manager$104,600
Human Resources Manager$132,200
Industrial Production Manager$120,000
Lodging Manager$62,700
Manager$101,900
Marketing Manager$131,000
Medical and Health Services Manager$104,300
Natural Sciences Manager$141,100
Personal Service Manager$71,990
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$97,780
Property$63,890
Public Relations Manager$140,700
Purchasing Manager$139,500
Sales Manager$119,400
Social and Community Service Manager$88,240
Training and Development Manager$113,000
Transportation$98,240

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$75,380
Budget Analyst$80,870
Business Operations Specialist$77,700
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$64,400
Claims Adjuster$80,820
Compensation$73,540
Compliance Officer$65,120
Cost Estimator$72,900
Credit Analyst$58,550
Financial and Investment Analyst$85,570
Financial Examiner$84,510
Financial Risk Specialist$83,240
Financial Specialist$62,420
Fundraiser$58,940
Human Resources Specialist$67,370
Insurance Appraiser$76,280
Insurance Underwriter$73,880
Labor Relations Specialist$57,320
Loan Officer$63,830
Logistician$65,030
Management Analyst$97,470
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$62,890
Meeting$51,200
Personal Financial Advisor$80,370
Project Management Specialist$91,690
Property Appraiser and Assessor$62,090
Tax Examiner and Collector$73,920
Tax Preparer$44,940
Training and Development Specialist$61,960

Computer and mathematical

Computer Network Architect$117,500
Computer Network Support Specialist$76,820
Computer Occupation$66,960
Computer Programmer$66,760
Computer Systems Analyst$85,730
Computer User Support Specialist$53,350
Data Scientist$92,640
Database Architect$101,100
Information Security Analyst$102,200
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$87,400
Software Developer$121,800
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$85,970
Web and Digital Interface Designer$60,720
Web Developer$80,710

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$107,100
Architect$94,310
Architectural and Civil Drafter$72,180
Civil Engineer$96,320
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$60,580
Drafter$34,620
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$67,060
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$74,390
Electrical Engineer$108,600
Electronics Engineer$118,000
Engineer$99,650
Engineering Technologist and Technician$45,670
Environmental Engineer$86,550
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$91,440
Health and Safety Engineer$129,800
Industrial Engineer$95,750
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$48,830
Materials Engineer$83,240
Mechanical Drafter$64,730
Mechanical Engineer$99,070
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$56,310
Nuclear Engineer$179,700
Surveying and Mapping Technician$50,010
Surveyor$74,100

Life, physical, and social science

Anthropologist and Archeologist$60,900
Biochemist and Biophysicist$149,100
Biological Scientist$78,130
Chemical Technician$50,230
Chemist$99,790
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$64,410
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$75,420
Forensic Science Technician$70,500
Forest and Conservation Technician$47,370
Geoscientist$77,870
Life$62,050
Medical Scientist$102,700
Nuclear Technician$78,850
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$78,110
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$59,610
Physical Scientist$137,000
Physicist$165,000
School Psychologist$76,850
Social Scientist and Related Worker$88,610
Soil and Plant Scientist$51,110
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$62,670

Community and social service

Child$56,310
Clergy$57,140
Community and Social Service Specialist$52,880
Community Health Worker$39,510
Counselor$52,880
Educational$58,640
Health Education Specialist$64,320
Healthcare Social Worker$61,560
Marriage and Family Therapist$42,610
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$45,660
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$58,030
Rehabilitation Counselor$44,060
Religious Worker$40,810
Social and Human Service Assistant$37,250
Social Worker$38,830
Substance Abuse$48,910

Legal

Administrative Law Judge$115,200
Judge$148,600
Judicial Law Clerk$87,820
Lawyer$126,500
Legal Support Worker$58,600
Paralegal and Legal Assistant$49,780
Title Examiner$48,620

Educational instruction and library

Art$78,080
Biological Science Teacher$100,200
Business Teacher$103,000
Career/Technical Education Teacher$64,490
Career/Technical Education Teacher$63,530
Chemistry Teacher$88,440
Communications Teacher$103,300
Computer Science Teacher$101,700
Economics Teacher$162,900
Education Teacher$78,330
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$57,100
Elementary School Teacher$61,980
Engineering Teacher$129,200
English Language and Literature Teacher$64,220
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$79,080
Health Specialties Teacher$81,570
History Teacher$78,220
Instructional Coordinator$76,110
Kindergarten Teacher$61,030
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$63,500
Library Science Teacher$76,940
Library Technician$50,030
Mathematical Science Teacher$78,210
Middle School Teacher$63,410
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$81,600
Physics Teacher$99,090
Postsecondary Teacher$78,020
Preschool Teacher$29,500
Psychology Teacher$81,030
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$98,230
Secondary School Teacher$63,130
Self-Enrichment Teacher$36,200
Social Sciences Teacher$64,880
Sociology Teacher$83,050
Special Education Teacher$63,150
Special Education Teacher$60,390
Special Education Teacher$62,860
Special Education Teacher$63,030
Substitute Teacher$21,520
Teacher and Instructor$37,580
Teaching Assistant$26,960
Tutor$44,840

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Art Director$79,500
Audio and Video Technician$48,420
Broadcast Technician$55,170
Camera Operator$53,180
Coach and Scout$36,670
Commercial and Industrial Designer$70,200
Designer$50,010
Editor$59,630
Film and Video Editor$51,830
Floral Designer$36,040
Graphic Designer$56,720
Interior Designer$61,770
Interpreter and Translator$64,770
Media and Communication Worker$42,520
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$34,970
News Analyst$61,020
Photographer$36,240
Producer and Director$58,660
Public Relations Specialist$57,360
Sound Engineering Technician$46,200
Technical Writer$101,400
Writer and Author$63,080

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Athletic Trainer$59,570
Audiologist$92,570
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$72,100
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$58,650
Dental Hygienist$84,640
Dentist$157,900
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$79,360
Dietitian and Nutritionist$66,330
Emergency Medical Technician$38,330
Family Medicine Physician$460,100
General Internal Medicine Physician$314,000
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$47,140
Health Technologist and Technician$46,040
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$51,550
Hearing Aid Specialist$62,790
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$57,960
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$77,080
Medical Records Specialist$47,660
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$82,620
Nurse Anesthetist$213,900
Nurse Practitioner$109,700
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$365,300
Occupational Therapist$94,490
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$39,140
Optician$49,050
Optometrist$125,100
Paramedic$51,130
Pediatrician$164,700
Pharmacist$132,500
Pharmacy Technician$38,270
Physical Therapist$96,110
Physician$276,400
Physician Assistant$108,000
Psychiatric Technician$43,190
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$68,890
Registered Nurse$77,240
Respiratory Therapist$64,800
Speech-Language Pathologist$78,060
Surgical Technologist$54,900
Therapist$79,280
Veterinarian$121,200
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$50,010

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$46,790
Healthcare Support Worker$43,260
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$32,710
Massage Therapist$47,120
Medical Assistant$38,880
Medical Equipment Preparer$46,250
Medical Transcriptionist$37,860
Nursing Assistant$38,000
Occupational Therapy Assistant$59,930
Pharmacy Aide$29,700
Phlebotomist$38,090
Physical Therapist Aide$30,200
Physical Therapist Assistant$60,280
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$35,660

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$39,720
Correctional Officer and Jailer$52,040
Crossing Guard and Flagger$35,310
Detective and Criminal Investigator$78,600
Firefighter$47,160
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$55,920
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$74,980
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$60,800
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$48,710
Lifeguard$26,920
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$56,380
Private Detective and Investigator$43,150
Protective Service Worker$45,620
School Bus Monitor$26,680
Security Guard$35,810
Transportation Security Screener$63,130

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$28,860
Chef and Head Cook$62,770
Cook$27,580
Cook$35,150
Cook$36,520
Cook$30,210
Cook$35,120
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$30,080
Dishwasher$29,530
Fast Food and Counter Worker$27,720
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$41,380
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$35,970
Food Preparation Worker$30,960
Food Server$29,100
Host and Hostess$27,250
Waiter and Waitress$28,100

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$47,400
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$54,550
Grounds Maintenance Worker$40,550
Janitor and Cleaner$31,200
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$36,040
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$29,990
Pest Control Worker$41,710
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$48,780

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$27,280
Animal Caretaker$32,390
Animal Trainer$30,530
Childcare Worker$29,590
Concierge$33,310
Entertainment Attendant and Related Worker$28,260
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$45,990
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$46,180
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$43,990
Hairdresser$30,650
Manicurist and Pedicurist$34,950
Personal Care and Service Worker$33,270
Recreation Worker$34,850
Residential Advisor$35,670
Skincare Specialist$32,910
Tour and Travel Guide$34,700
Usher$29,560

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$46,710
Cashier$29,110
Counter and Rental Clerk$37,440
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$34,660
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$77,130
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$47,970
Insurance Sales Agent$65,060
Parts Salesperson$36,200
Real Estate Broker$58,280
Real Estate Sales Agent$37,820
Retail Salesperson$31,150
Sale and Related Worker$49,420
Sales Engineer$104,200
Sales Representative$84,000
Sales Representative$59,430
Sales Representatives of Service$59,400
Security$50,970
Telemarketer$21,990
Travel Agent$46,450

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$38,750
Billing and Posting Clerk$44,830
Bookkeeping$47,320
Brokerage Clerk$60,040
Cargo and Freight Agent$42,160
Courier and Messenger$42,610
Court$39,240
Credit Authorizer$34,800
Customer Service Representative$38,840
Data Entry Keyer$38,990
Dispatcher$49,290
Eligibility Interviewer$45,330
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$67,310
File Clerk$41,720
Financial Clerk$45,020
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$63,580
Hotel$29,970
Human Resources Assistant$45,030
Information and Record Clerk$44,420
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$44,520
Interviewer$39,130
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$47,860
Library Assistant$35,890
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$44,090
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$35,280
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$38,420
Meter Reader$44,700
New Accounts Clerk$47,800
Office and Administrative Support Worker$41,600
Office Clerk$37,920
Office Machine Operator$45,110
Order Clerk$39,330
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$52,910
Postal Service Clerk$63,650
Postal Service Mail Carrier$58,910
Postal Service Mail Sorter$58,470
Procurement Clerk$45,960
Production$50,870
Public Safety Telecommunicator$44,700
Receptionist and Information Clerk$35,620
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$36,820
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$46,000
Shipping$45,320
Statistical Assistant$37,970
Switchboard Operator$35,360
Teller$37,090
Weigher$47,530

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Worker$33,680
Farmworker$31,200
Farmworker and Laborer$30,620
Forest and Conservation Worker$40,320

Construction and extraction

Boilermaker$51,430
Brickmason and Blockmason$64,090
Carpenter$50,400
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$45,970
Construction and Building Inspector$58,150
Construction Laborer$46,130
Earth Driller$48,410
Electrician$58,640
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$66,830
Floor Layer$51,480
Glazier$49,710
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$75,280
Helper$38,500
Helpers--Carpenter$46,670
Helpers--Electrician$38,250
Helpers--Pipelayer$44,550
Highway Maintenance Worker$44,110
Insulation Worker$48,380
Insulation Worker$46,330
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$39,110
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$48,690
Painter$40,420
Paving$40,540
Plumber$59,860
Roofer$45,030
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$38,740
Sheet Metal Worker$61,340
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$61,250

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$67,300
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$46,990
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$46,410
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$48,540
Avionics Technician$52,190
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$58,010
Computer$39,250
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$59,140
Electrical and Electronics Installer and Repairer$57,080
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$59,560
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$94,790
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$99,780
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$46,880
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$75,930
Heating$56,780
Helpers--Installation$37,190
Home Appliance Repairer$48,990
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$69,140
Installation$47,320
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$46,920
Maintenance and Repair Worker$46,170
Maintenance Worker$62,460
Medical Equipment Repairer$47,530
Millwright$61,820
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$61,500
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$49,560
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$46,660
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$85,100
Radio$49,810
Rigger$38,490
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$58,090
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$61,580
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$59,970
Tire Repairer and Changer$35,440

Production

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator and Tender$39,520
Baker$31,890
Butcher and Meat Cutter$37,580
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$46,890
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$46,880
Coating$45,450
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$49,040
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$70,230
Crushing$42,990
Cutting$45,420
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$41,920
Dental Laboratory Technician$55,340
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setter$41,710
Electrical$36,510
Etcher and Engraver$35,820
Extruding$45,750
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$51,170
Fiberglass Laminator and Fabricator$45,690
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$64,300
Food and Tobacco Roasting$37,880
Food Batchmaker$42,990
Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender$41,200
Food Processing Worker$38,860
Furnace$45,820
Grinding$39,170
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$40,940
Helpers--Production Worker$41,330
Inspector$46,130
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$49,230
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$32,300
Machinist$49,900
Meat$30,520
Metal Worker and Plastic Worker$35,530
Milling and Planing Machine Setter$46,610
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$39,220
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$48,120
Molding$39,400
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$37,490
Paper Goods Machine Setter$46,920
Plant and System Operator$54,910
Plating Machine Setter$39,440
Power Distributor and Dispatcher$77,440
Power Plant Operator$115,900
Prepress Technician and Worker$44,370
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$33,930
Printing Press Operator$45,920
Production Worker$39,560
Rolling Machine Setter$58,680
Sawing Machine Setter$40,000
Separating$40,970
Sewing Machine Operator$33,680
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$35,270
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$50,720
Textile$38,670
Textile Cutting Machine Setter$40,130
Tool and Die Maker$63,180
Upholsterer$47,960
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$59,120
Welder$48,040
Welding$47,920
Woodworking Machine Setter$33,680

Transportation and material moving

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$45,940
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$30,720
Bus Driver$31,340
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$33,890
Commercial Pilot$123,000
Conveyor Operator and Tender$36,350
Crane and Tower Operator$58,670
Driver/Sales Worker$39,800
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$60,160
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$59,100
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$42,410
Laborer and Freight$37,400
Light Truck Driver$39,330
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$38,530
Material Moving Worker$35,080
Motor Vehicle Operator$30,410
Packer and Packager$36,410
Parking Attendant$31,540
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$51,030
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$31,400
Stocker and Order Filler$35,410
Traffic Technician$44,090
Transportation Worker$34,390

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Knoxville, TN?

About $59,350 a year ($28.53 an hour): the average of the 536 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Knoxville, TN?

Family Medicine Physician ($460,100), Obstetrician and Gynecologist ($365,300), General Internal Medicine Physician ($314,000).

What are the most common jobs in Knoxville, TN?

Fast Food and Counter Worker (12,730 jobs), Retail Salesperson (12,430 jobs), Laborer and Freight (10,120 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.