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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Knoxville, TN

The median engineering teachers, postsecondary in Knoxville, TN earns $129,240 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,300 a month.

10th percentile
$78,700
25th percentile
$100,640
Median percentile
$129,240
75th percentile
$166,720
90th percentile
$210,960

Based on 370 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

$99,602 take-home a year
Gross pay$129,240
Federal income tax−$19,752
Social Security + Medicare−$9,887
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$8,300
Every two weeks$3,831

Does it go far here?

$139,615Median pay in Knoxville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
14%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 engineering teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee