How much do Economics Teachers, Postsecondary make in Knoxville, TN?

Percentile spread

For Economics Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $72,810 and the 90th percentile is $269,150. The difference is $196,340, which is 120.6% 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 $100,830 to the 75th at $162,850, covers $62,020.

The mean annual wage is $145,460, which sits below the median of $162,850. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Knoxville, TN median is 31.4% higher than the national median of $123,920 for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $175,923, which is 42% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 55.7% higher than the Tennessee median of $104,560.

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 $162,850 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Economics Teachers, Postsecondary at $175,923 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary. Knoxville, TN ranks 2nd of 6 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).).

• Lexington-Fayette, KY is 143 miles away, with a median of $220,690 and employment of 30. That median is 35.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $237,585, against $175,923 here.
• Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 145 miles away, with a median of $129,360 and employment of 100. That median is 20.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,277, against $175,923 here.
• Athens-Clarke County, GA is 154 miles away, with a median of $64,870 and employment of 40. That median is 60.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,496, against $175,923 here.

Employment share

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Knoxville, TN (30 of 424,600). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (11,560 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.95 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.