Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Salary in Knoxville, TN
Median annual salary
$48,540
-4% vs US median ($50,620)
Worth after local cost of living
$55,922
cost index 86.8 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Knoxville, TN
| 10th percentile | $31,580 |
| 25th percentile | $37,210 |
| Median (50th) | $48,540 |
| 75th percentile | $62,410 |
| 90th percentile | $79,680 |
| Mean | $52,650 |
| Employed in metro | 2,280 |
A Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Knoxville, TN earns a median of $48,540 per year. That is 4% below the national median of $50,620 for this occupation. Because Knoxville, TN has a cost index of 86.8 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $55,922 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $72,422, median gross rent $1,145/mo, and the median home value $290,200. See the full Knoxville, TN cost-of-living profile.