Communications Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Knoxville, TN

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Knoxville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,980 a year or less, while the top 10% make $165,060 or more. The middle half of communications teachers, postsecondary in Knoxville earn between $63,000 and $121,050.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Knoxville vs. Tennessee and the U.S.

Communications teachers, postsecondary in Knoxville earn 31% more than the Tennessee average ($75,030) and 9% more than the U.S. average ($90,010). At the median the gap is +31% against the U.S. median of $78,580.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Knoxville

On the average salary of $98,260, a single filer in Knoxville takes home about $77,956 a year, or $6,496 a month and $2,998 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Knoxville a good place for communications teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Knoxville area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.6), so the average $98,260 buys what about $106,148 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Knoxville ($47,080). A typical home costs $367,158, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Tennessee cities

Knoxville ranks 1st of 3 Tennessee metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for communications teachers, postsecondary

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($176,630).

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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