Mechanical Engineers Salary in Knoxville, TN

Mechanical Engineers pay range in Knoxville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $63,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $148,980 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineers in Knoxville earn between $78,790 and $126,880.

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

Mechanical Engineers salary after taxes in Knoxville

On the average salary of $102,210, a single filer in Knoxville takes home about $80,735 a year, or $6,728 a month and $3,105 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.

Is Knoxville a good place for mechanical engineers? 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 $102,210 buys what about $110,415 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Knoxville ($47,080). A typical home costs $367,158, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineers salary in other Tennessee cities

Knoxville ranks 6th of 9 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Chattanooga pays the most ($111,520).

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Highest-paying cities for mechanical engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($165,920).

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