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Postsecondary Teachers, All Other salary in Knoxville, TN

The median postsecondary teachers, all other in Knoxville, TN earns $78,020 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,310 a month.

10th percentile
$54,280
25th percentile
$61,540
Median percentile
$78,020
75th percentile
$96,740
90th percentile
$127,280

Based on 460 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

$63,717 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,020
Federal income tax−$8,334
Social Security + Medicare−$5,969
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,310
Every two weeks$2,451

Does it go far here?

$84,283Median pay in Knoxville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
22%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 postsecondary teachers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee