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Economics Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Knoxville, TN

The median economics teachers, postsecondary in Knoxville, TN earns $162,850 a year, 31% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $10,214 a month.

10th percentile
$72,810
25th percentile
$100,830
Median percentile
$162,850
75th percentile
$162,850
90th percentile
$269,150

Based on 30 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

$122,574 take-home a year
Gross pay$162,850
Federal income tax−$27,818
Social Security + Medicare−$12,458
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$10,214
Every two weeks$4,714

Does it go far here?

$175,923Median pay in Knoxville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
11%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 economics teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee