Salaries in Knoxville.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 0.89x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$308,000

Senior VP of Product

Median of All Roles

$123,000

Learning Platform Engineer

Entry Level

$30,000

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The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Knoxville, TN has a cost-of-living index of 0.89x the national average. The highest-paying role is Senior VP of Product at $308,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $123,000. Knoxville benefits from the presence of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the University of Tennessee, and the Tennessee Valley Authority.

About the Knoxville market

Knoxville benefits from the presence of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the University of Tennessee, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. The national lab drives strong demand for research scientists, engineers, and data analysts. No state income tax and affordable living make it an attractive value proposition.

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Top 50 salaries in Knoxville

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Senior VP of Product	$308,000	$241,000 – $401,000
2	SVP of Product	$297,000	$252,000 – $386,000
3	SVP of Finance	$297,000	$253,000 – $386,000
4	SVP of Data	$291,000	$247,000 – $378,000
5	Senior VP of Security	$290,000	$247,000 – $378,000
6	Senior VP of Design	$284,000	$222,000 – $369,000
7	SVP of AI Innovation	$283,000	$240,000 – $367,000
8	Chief Security Officer	$282,000	$220,000 – $367,000
9	VP of Engineering	$280,000	$239,000 – $365,000
10	VP of Machine Learning	$280,000	$239,000 – $365,000
11	VP of Cloud	$280,000	$239,000 – $365,000
12	VP of Information Security	$280,000	$239,000 – $365,000
13	VP of Reliability Engineering	$280,000	$239,000 – $365,000
14	VP of Core Engineering	$280,000	$239,000 – $365,000
15	VP of Quality	$280,000	$239,000 – $365,000
16	VP of Solutions Engineering	$278,000	$237,000 – $361,000
17	SVP of Engineering	$277,000	$235,000 – $360,000
18	SVP of Technology	$277,000	$235,000 – $360,000
19	VP of Analytics	$275,000	$234,000 – $358,000
20	VP of Security	$275,000	$234,000 – $358,000
21	VP of Partner Engineering	$275,000	$234,000 – $358,000
22	VP of Network Engineering	$275,000	$234,000 – $358,000
23	SVP of Sales	$275,000	$215,000 – $358,000
24	Chief Science Officer	$273,000	$213,000 – $355,000
25	VP of AI Product	$272,000	$232,000 – $354,000
26	CTO	$272,000	$212,000 – $354,000
27	Senior Head of Product	$272,000	$213,000 – $355,000
28	Chief Architect	$272,000	$231,000 – $354,000
29	VP of Support Engineering	$272,000	$232,000 – $354,000
30	VP of AI	$270,000	$230,000 – $351,000
31	VP of AI Research	$270,000	$230,000 – $351,000
32	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$270,000	$210,000 – $351,000
33	VP of Platform Engineering	$270,000	$230,000 – $351,000
34	VP of Security Engineering	$270,000	$230,000 – $351,000
35	VP of Data Engineering	$267,000	$227,000 – $347,000
36	VP of Infrastructure	$267,000	$227,000 – $347,000
37	VP of Data	$267,000	$227,000 – $347,000
38	VP of Field Engineering	$267,000	$227,000 – $347,000
39	SVP of Strategy	$267,000	$208,000 – $347,000
40	VP of Application Engineering	$267,000	$227,000 – $347,000
41	Chief Risk Officer	$266,000	$207,000 – $346,000
42	Chief AI Officer	$265,000	$197,000 – $342,000
43	Chief Design Officer	$265,000	$207,000 – $345,000
44	Chief Strategy Officer	$265,000	$207,000 – $344,000
45	VP of IT	$264,000	$225,000 – $344,000
46	VP of Information Technology	$264,000	$225,000 – $344,000
47	SVP of Business Development	$264,000	$205,000 – $343,000
48	Chief Transformation Officer	$263,000	$205,000 – $342,000
49	SVP of Marketing	$263,000	$205,000 – $342,000
50	VP of AI Engineering	$262,000	$223,000 – $340,000

Tax considerations

Tennessee has no state income tax on wages. Knoxville has no city income tax. This zero income tax environment combined with very affordable housing creates excellent purchasing power.

Negotiating in Knoxville

Highlight Oak Ridge National Lab and DOE experience. National lab affiliations and security clearances command significant premiums in the Knoxville area.

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