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Social and Human Service Assistants salary in Knoxville, TN

The median social and human service assistants in Knoxville, TN earns $37,250 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,676 a month.

10th percentile
$29,950
25th percentile
$34,320
Median percentile
$37,250
75th percentile
$45,220
90th percentile
$52,190

Based on 560 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

$32,110 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,250
Federal income tax−$2,290
Social Security + Medicare−$2,850
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,676
Every two weeks$1,235

Does it go far here?

$40,240Median 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 social and human service assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee