How much do Traffic Technicians make in Knoxville, TN?

Percentile spread

For Traffic Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $44,080 and the 90th percentile is $60,990. The difference is $16,910, which is 38.4% 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 $44,080 to the 75th at $47,670, covers $3,590.

The mean annual wage is $47,850, which sits above the median of $44,090. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Knoxville, TN median is 25.4% lower than the national median of $59,090 for Traffic Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,629, which is 19.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2% lower than the Tennessee median of $44,970.

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 $44,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Traffic Technicians at $47,629 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Traffic Technicians. Knoxville, TN ranks 5th of 5 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).).

• Chattanooga, TN-GA is 97 miles away, with a median of $44,690 and employment of 110. That median is 1.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,861, against $47,629 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 135 miles away, with a median of $53,500 and employment of 40. That median is 21.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,367, against $47,629 here.
• Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 145 miles away, with a median of $47,670. That median is 8.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,482, against $47,629 here.