Recreation Workers Salary in Knoxville, TN

Recreation Workers pay range in Knoxville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,970 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,080 or more. The middle half of recreation workers in Knoxville earn between $29,370 and $42,070.

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

Recreation Workers salary after taxes in Knoxville

On the average salary of $35,710, a single filer in Knoxville takes home about $30,873 a year, or $2,573 a month and $1,187 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% 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 recreation workers? 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 $35,710 buys what about $38,577 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Knoxville ($47,080). A typical home costs $367,158, or 10.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Recreation Workers salary in other Tennessee cities

Knoxville ranks 2nd of 10 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Nashville pays the most ($38,770).

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Highest-paying cities for recreation workers

Fairbanks, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($61,070).

Recreation Workers salary by city

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• Childcare Workers$29,570 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$50,740 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$50,140 a year
• Skincare Specialists$39,850 a year
• Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$38,460 a year

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