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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Knoxville, TN

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Knoxville, TN earns $37,400 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,686 a month.

10th percentile
$29,580
25th percentile
$34,880
Median percentile
$37,400
75th percentile
$45,150
90th percentile
$48,550

Based on 10,120 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

$32,231 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,400
Federal income tax−$2,308
Social Security + Medicare−$2,861
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,686
Every two weeks$1,240

Does it go far here?

$40,402Median pay in Knoxville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
43%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 laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee