Construction Managers Salary in Knoxville, TN

Construction Managers pay range in Knoxville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,210 a year or less, while the top 10% make $169,550 or more. The middle half of construction managers in Knoxville earn between $79,500 and $131,380.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Construction Managers salary after taxes in Knoxville

On the average salary of $114,370, a single filer in Knoxville takes home about $89,289 a year, or $7,441 a month and $3,434 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

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

Is Knoxville a good place for construction managers? 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 $114,370 buys what about $123,551 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 3.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Construction Managers salary in other Tennessee cities

Knoxville ranks 6th of 10 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Nashville pays the most ($130,470).

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Highest-paying cities for construction managers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($168,220).

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