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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers salary in Knoxville, TN

The median heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Knoxville, TN earns $56,780 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,984 a month.

10th percentile
$39,120
25th percentile
$46,190
Median percentile
$56,780
75th percentile
$64,330
90th percentile
$84,810

Based on 1,470 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

$47,803 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,780
Federal income tax−$4,634
Social Security + Medicare−$4,344
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,984
Every two weeks$1,839

Does it go far here?

$61,338Median pay in Knoxville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
29%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 heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee