Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Knoxville, TN

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Knoxville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,970 a year or less, while the top 10% make $127,760 or more. The middle half of psychology teachers, postsecondary in Knoxville earn between $62,930 and $98,620.

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

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

Psychology teachers, postsecondary in Knoxville earn 9% more than the Tennessee average ($85,010) and about the same as the U.S. average ($93,860). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $80,340.

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

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Knoxville

On the average salary of $92,870, a single filer in Knoxville takes home about $74,164 a year, or $6,180 a month and $2,852 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 psychology 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 $92,870 buys what about $100,325 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Knoxville ($47,080). A typical home costs $367,158, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Tennessee cities

Knoxville ranks 1st of 4 Tennessee metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for psychology teachers, postsecondary

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($158,450).

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