Human Resources Managers Salary in Knoxville, TN

Human Resources Managers pay range in Knoxville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $83,290 a year or less, while the top 10% make $233,640 or more. The middle half of human resources managers in Knoxville earn between $101,020 and $179,590.

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

Human Resources Managers salary after taxes in Knoxville

On the average salary of $148,490, a single filer in Knoxville takes home about $112,759 a year, or $9,397 a month and $4,337 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% 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 human resources 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 $148,490 buys what about $160,410 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Knoxville ($47,080). A typical home costs $367,158, or 2.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Human Resources Managers salary in other Tennessee cities

Knoxville ranks 3rd of 10 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Memphis pays the most ($151,250).

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Highest-paying cities for human resources managers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($257,750).

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• Training and Development Managers$123,810 a year
• Facilities Managers$123,700 a year
• Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$111,340 a year

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