SOC 11-3021 · Knoxville, TN metro

Computer and Information Systems Managers Salary in Knoxville, TN

The average salary for computer and information systems managers in Knoxville, Tennessee is $156,880 a year ($75.42 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $143,650: half of the 1,380 people in this job in the Knoxville, TN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. average for this job ($192,160).

$156,880average per year

$75.42 / hourMedian $143,650Take-home ≈ $118,493

  • $96K10th
  • $123K25th
  • $144KMedian
  • $175K75th
  • $220K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,380people in this job
-18%vs U.S. average
#3 of 10Tennessee metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer and Information Systems Managers pay range in Knoxville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $95,610 a year or less, while the top 10% make $219,970 or more. The middle half of computer and information systems managers in Knoxville earn between $123,410 and $174,890.

  • $96K10th
  • $123K25th
  • $144KMedian
  • $175K75th
  • $220K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$156,880$13,073$75.42
Median$143,650$11,971$69.06
Entry level (25th percentile)$123,410$10,284$59.33
Experienced (75th percentile)$174,890$14,574$84.08

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

Computer and Information Systems Managers pay in Knoxville vs. Tennessee and the U.S.

Computer and information systems managers in Knoxville earn 6% less than the Tennessee average ($167,270) and 18% less than the U.S. average ($192,160). At the median the gap is -18% against the U.S. median of $175,140.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Knoxville$156,880$143,650$95,610$219,9701,380
Tennessee$167,270$158,700$98,380$237,64012,040
United States$192,160$175,140$107,550$297,510670,570

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

Computer and Information Systems Managers salary after taxes in Knoxville

On the average salary of $156,880, a single filer in Knoxville takes home about $118,493 a year, or $9,874 a month and $4,557 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% 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 computer and information systems managers? 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 $156,880 buys what about $169,474 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Knoxville ($47,080). A typical home costs $367,158, or 2.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer and Information Systems Managers salary in other Tennessee cities

Knoxville ranks 3rd of 10 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Nashville pays the most ($174,270).

All Computer and Information Systems Managers salaries in Tennessee

Highest-paying cities for computer and information systems managers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($319,670).

Computer and Information Systems Managers salary by city

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Computer and Information Systems Managers salary in Knoxville: questions

How much do computer and information systems managers make an hour in Knoxville?

$75.42 an hour on average, and $69.06 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level computer and information systems managers salary in Knoxville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $95,610 a year and the 25th percentile is $123,410, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer and information systems managers take-home pay in Knoxville?

About $118,493 a year ($9,874 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $156,880. Tennessee has no state income tax.

Do computer and information systems managers earn more in Knoxville than elsewhere?

The average here is 18% less than the U.S. average for this job ($192,160).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-3021; area Knoxville, TN (28940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.75, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.75).

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