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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in Knoxville, TN

The median maintenance and repair workers, general in Knoxville, TN earns $46,170 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,273 a month.

10th percentile
$33,900
25th percentile
$37,170
Median percentile
$46,170
75th percentile
$57,810
90th percentile
$65,270

Based on 4,640 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

$39,278 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,170
Federal income tax−$3,360
Social Security + Medicare−$3,532
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,273
Every two weeks$1,511

Does it go far here?

$49,876Median pay in Knoxville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
35%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 maintenance and repair workers, general salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee