Firefighters Salary in Knoxville, TN
Median annual salary
$47,160
-20% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$54,332
cost index 86.8 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Knoxville, TN
| 10th percentile | $31,790 |
| 25th percentile | $37,660 |
| Median (50th) | $47,160 |
| 75th percentile | $60,450 |
| 90th percentile | $70,450 |
| Mean | $49,910 |
| Employed in metro | 970 |
A Firefighters in Knoxville, TN earns a median of $47,160 per year. That is 20% below the national median of $59,280 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 $54,332 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.