Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Salary in Knoxville, TN
Median annual salary
$59,100
+1% vs US median ($58,640)
Worth after local cost of living
$68,088
cost index 86.8 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Knoxville, TN
| 10th percentile | $39,670 |
| 25th percentile | $47,840 |
| Median (50th) | $59,100 |
| 75th percentile | $72,930 |
| 90th percentile | $79,040 |
| Mean | $60,210 |
| Employed in metro | 8,130 |
A Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Knoxville, TN earns a median of $59,100 per year. That is 1% above the national median of $58,640 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 $68,088 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.