Civil Engineers Salary in Knoxville, TN
Median annual salary
$96,320
-4% vs US median ($100,840)
Worth after local cost of living
$110,968
cost index 86.8 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Knoxville, TN
| 10th percentile | $63,860 |
| 25th percentile | $76,230 |
| Median (50th) | $96,320 |
| 75th percentile | $127,540 |
| 90th percentile | $160,350 |
| Mean | $107,580 |
| Employed in metro | 1,110 |
A Civil Engineers in Knoxville, TN earns a median of $96,320 per year. That is 4% below the national median of $100,840 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 $110,968 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.