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Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in Knoxville, TN

The median protective service workers, all other in Knoxville, TN earns $45,620 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,236 a month.

10th percentile
$36,720
25th percentile
$38,270
Median percentile
$45,620
75th percentile
$60,000
90th percentile
$74,000

Based on 100 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

$38,836 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,620
Federal income tax−$3,294
Social Security + Medicare−$3,490
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,236
Every two weeks$1,494

Does it go far here?

$49,282Median 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 protective service workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee