How much do Broadcast Technicians make in Knoxville, TN?

Percentile spread

For Broadcast Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $31,240 and the 90th percentile is $75,970. The difference is $44,730, which is 81.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $43,950 to the 75th at $59,340, covers $15,390.

The mean annual wage is $55,470, which sits above the median of $55,170. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Knoxville, TN median is 7.4% lower than the national median of $59,570 for Broadcast Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,599, which is about the same as that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.5% higher than the Tennessee median of $47,340.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Knoxville, TN is 92.569, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $55,170 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Broadcast Technicians at $59,599 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Broadcast Technicians. Knoxville, TN ranks 1st of 8 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Asheville, NC is 93 miles away, with a median of $45,100 and employment of 30. That median is 18.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,733, against $59,599 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 135 miles away, with a median of $40,490 and employment of 40. That median is 26.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,416, against $59,599 here.
• Lexington-Fayette, KY is 143 miles away, with a median of $44,910 and employment of 40. That median is 18.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,348, against $59,599 here.

Employment share

Broadcast Technicians accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Knoxville, TN (40 of 424,600). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (21,110 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.69 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.