How much do Photographers make in Knoxville, TN?

Percentile spread

For Photographers, the published 10th percentile is $24,820 and the 90th percentile is $65,920. The difference is $41,100, which is 113.4% 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 $30,410 to the 75th at $52,500, covers $22,090.

The mean annual wage is $43,280, which sits above the median of $36,240. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Knoxville, TN median is 18.9% lower than the national median of $44,660 for Photographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,149, which is 12.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.5% lower than the Tennessee median of $37,950.

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 $36,240 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Photographers at $39,149 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Photographers. Knoxville, TN ranks 10th of 13 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 $35,120 and employment of 160. That median is 3.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,392, against $39,149 here.
• Chattanooga, TN-GA is 97 miles away, with a median of $33,600 and employment of 50. That median is 7.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,736, against $39,149 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 135 miles away, with a median of $39,730 and employment of 120. That median is 9.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,601, against $39,149 here.

Employment share

Photographers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Knoxville, TN (100 of 424,600). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (51,760 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.71 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.