Printing Press Operators Salary in Knoxville, TN

Printing Press Operators pay range in Knoxville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,770 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,490 or more. The middle half of printing press operators in Knoxville earn between $36,510 and $47,130.

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

Printing Press Operators salary after taxes in Knoxville

On the average salary of $43,790, a single filer in Knoxville takes home about $37,365 a year, or $3,114 a month and $1,437 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% 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 printing press operators? 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 $43,790 buys what about $47,305 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Knoxville ($47,080). A typical home costs $367,158, or 8.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Printing Press Operators salary in other Tennessee cities

Knoxville ranks 4th of 9 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Clarksville pays the most ($54,610).

All Printing Press Operators salaries in Tennessee

Highest-paying cities for printing press operators

Washington, DC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($60,820).

Printing Press Operators salary by city

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