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Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators salary in Knoxville, TN

The median industrial truck and tractor operators in Knoxville, TN earns $42,410 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,021 a month.

10th percentile
$35,260
25th percentile
$37,530
Median percentile
$42,410
75th percentile
$47,910
90th percentile
$57,830

Based on 1,640 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

$36,256 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,410
Federal income tax−$2,909
Social Security + Medicare−$3,244
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,021
Every two weeks$1,394

Does it go far here?

$45,814Median pay in Knoxville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
38%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 industrial truck and tractor operators salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee