How much do Computer Occupations, All Other make in Knoxville, TN?

Percentile spread

For Computer Occupations, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $45,410 and the 90th percentile is $116,520. The difference is $71,110, which is 106.2% 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 $49,070 to the 75th at $92,110, covers $43,040.

The mean annual wage is $76,910, which sits above the median of $66,960. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Knoxville, TN median is 42.6% lower than the national median of $116,580 for Computer Occupations, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $72,335, which is 38% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.4% lower than the Tennessee median of $76,470.

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 $66,960 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Occupations, All Other at $72,335 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Occupations, All Other. Knoxville, TN ranks 21st of 23 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).).

• Morristown, TN is 43 miles away, with a median of $67,260 and employment of 100. That median is 0.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,880, against $72,335 here.
• Cleveland, TN is 69 miles away, with a median of $61,600 and employment of 100. That median is 8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,936, against $72,335 here.
• Asheville, NC is 93 miles away, with a median of $99,350 and employment of 310. That median is 48.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,947, against $72,335 here.

Employment share

Computer Occupations, All Other accounts for 0.32% of wage-and-salary employment in Knoxville, TN (1,370 of 424,600). Nationally the occupation is 0.28% of employment (435,370 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.15 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.