How much do Industrial Engineers make in Knoxville, TN?

Percentile spread

For Industrial Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $68,410 and the 90th percentile is $132,320. The difference is $63,910, which is 66.7% 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 $81,660 to the 75th at $109,230, covers $27,570.

The mean annual wage is $99,060, which sits above the median of $95,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Knoxville, TN median is 6.5% lower than the national median of $102,440 for Industrial Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $103,436, which is 1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.4% lower than the Tennessee median of $99,080.

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 $95,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Industrial Engineers at $103,436 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Industrial Engineers. Knoxville, TN ranks 18th of 27 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 $97,310 and employment of 140. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,674, against $103,436 here.
• Cleveland, TN is 69 miles away, with a median of $96,360 and employment of 120. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,401, against $103,436 here.
• Asheville, NC is 93 miles away, with a median of $100,490 and employment of 500. That median is 5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,128, against $103,436 here.

Employment share

Industrial Engineers accounts for 0.23% of wage-and-salary employment in Knoxville, TN (960 of 424,600). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (365,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.96 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.