Riggers Salary in Knoxville, TN

Riggers pay range in Knoxville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,830 a year or less, while the top 10% make $50,770 or more. The middle half of riggers in Knoxville earn between $37,610 and $50,710.

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

Riggers salary after taxes in Knoxville

On the average salary of $44,300, a single filer in Knoxville takes home about $37,775 a year, or $3,148 a month and $1,453 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 riggers? 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 $44,300 buys what about $47,856 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Knoxville ($47,080). A typical home costs $367,158, or 8.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Riggers salary in other Tennessee cities

Knoxville ranks 2nd of 2 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Nashville pays the most ($58,600).

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Highest-paying cities for riggers

Fargo, ND pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($145,720).

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