SOC 51-2051 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators make in Knoxville, TN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators in Knoxville, TN is $45,690. The 10th percentile is $41,600 and the 90th percentile is $55,470. Employment is 80.

Median annual wage

$45,690

10th percentile
$41,600
25th percentile
$41,600
Median
$45,690
75th percentile
$55,410
90th percentile
$55,470
Mean
$48,140

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930
Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators, the published 10th percentile is $41,600 and the 90th percentile is $55,470. The difference is $13,870, which is 30.4% 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 $41,600 to the 75th at $55,410, covers $13,810.

The mean annual wage is $48,140, which sits above the median of $45,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Knoxville, TN median is 2.5% lower than the national median of $46,880 for Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,358, which is 5.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.3% lower than the Tennessee median of $52,120.

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 $45,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators at $49,358 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators. Knoxville, TN ranks 1st of 3 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).).

  • Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is 102 miles away, with a median of $39,290 and employment of 30. That median is 14% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,450, against $49,358 here.
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 197 miles away, with a median of $38,530 and employment of 70. That median is 15.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,580, against $49,358 here.

Employment share

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Knoxville, TN (80 of 424,600). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (16,170 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.81 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators make in Knoxville, TN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators in Knoxville, TN is $45,690. The 10th percentile is $41,600 and the 90th percentile is $55,470. Employment is 80.

How does that compare with the national median for Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators?

The local median is 2.5% lower than the national median of $46,880.

What is Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators pay in Knoxville, TN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Knoxville, TN is 92.569, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $45,690 is $49,358. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Knoxville, TN compare with nearby metros for Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators?

Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 102 miles away, at $39,290. Knoxville, TN ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.