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Commercial and Industrial Designers salary in Knoxville, TN

The median commercial and industrial designers in Knoxville, TN earns $70,200 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,851 a month.

10th percentile
$42,070
25th percentile
$60,580
Median percentile
$70,200
75th percentile
$87,510
90th percentile
$155,100

Based on 100 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$58,216 take-home a year
Gross pay$70,200
Federal income tax−$6,614
Social Security + Medicare−$5,370
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,851
Every two weeks$2,239

Does it go far here?

$75,835Median pay in Knoxville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,145 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Knoxville, TN

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$460,080
Physicians, All Other$276,370
Chief Executives$198,890
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,950
Computer and Information Systems Managers$143,650
Financial Managers$133,570
Pharmacists$132,460
Human Resources Managers$132,200

All commercial and industrial designers salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee