Jobs in the Knoxville, TN area: pay, hiring and remote work
The Knoxville, TN metro area has 223 open job postings from 72 employers in our data. 19.7% list a pay range, the median posted pay is $151,500 a year, 3.1% are remote and 21.3% have been open more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
A $151,500 posted salary in the Knoxville area buys about what $163,500 buys in the average US metro area, because prices here run 7% below the national average.
21.3% of open postings have been listed for more than 60 days (median 26 days), 89th highest of 99 metro areas.
Housing costs run 17% below the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
The unemployment rate is 3.2%, 0.9 points below the median of the metro areas in this report.
Indeed's own count of job postings in the metro area is 21.6% above its February 2020 level.
Knoxville compared with similar-sized metro areas: the median wage divided by the local price level (US average prices = 100). Download this chart (SVG)
223open postings from 72 employers
19.7%list a pay range
$151,500median posted pay (middle half: $92,500 to $225,000)
3.1%remote
3.2%unemployment rate, 2026-08 (BLS)
$47,000official median wage for all jobs, May 2025 (BLS)
16.6%entry-level postings
The metro area's unemployment rate was 3.2% in 2026-08 (3.2% a year earlier) (BLS, not seasonally adjusted). Across Tennessee, employers had 143,000 job openings in 2025-12, an openings rate of 4.1% (BLS JOLTS). Indeed's own measure of job postings in the metro area is 21.6% above its February 2020 level and 0.4% higher than a year ago (Indeed Hiring Lab, 2026-10-02).
City by city inside the metro area
Place
Postings
Employers
Pay listed
Median posted pay
Knoxville, TN
136
60
19.6%
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Maryville, TN
56
3
n/a
–
Oak Ridge, TN
21
11
n/a
–
Places with at least 15 postings from 3 employers. Shading shows where median posted pay is higher. Pay figures need 8 postings with pay.
Who is hiring, by industry
Industry
Postings
Healthcare & Life Sciences
84
Retail & E-commerce
29
Energy & Utilities
22
Manufacturing & Industrial
19
Real Estate & Construction
15
Employers with the most openings
Prisma Health: 54 postings
Renuity: 12 postings
Boxlunch: 11 postings
Floor & Decor: 9 postings
Carvana: 8 postings
Federal government hiring
30 federal job announcements open to the public list Knoxville, TN, with a median posted salary range midpoint of $112,500. Agencies hiring most: Federal Aviation Administration (17), Veterans Health Administration (3), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (2), Drug Enforcement Administration (1), Internal Revenue Service (1). Source: USAJOBS, 2026-10-10.
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the Knoxville, TN area run 7% below the national average, and housing runs 17% below it. The official median wage for all jobs is $47,000, which is worth $51,000 in average-US dollars. The median posted pay of $151,500 is worth $163,500.
Local prices compared with the national average, where 100 is the US average. Download this chart (SVG)Median wages for the ten occupations with the most workers here (worker count in parentheses). Download this chart (SVG)Which industries have the most open postings in our data. Download this chart (SVG)
A posting that lists several places counts once in the metro. Metro areas are the Census Bureau's 2023 definitions. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in the area. Methodology · All metro areas (CSV)
