Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Knoxville, TN

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Knoxville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,030 a year or less, while the top 10% make $122,820 or more. The middle half of sociology teachers, postsecondary in Knoxville earn between $56,420 and $122,820.

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

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

Sociology teachers, postsecondary in Knoxville earn 10% more than the Tennessee average ($81,160) and 8% less than the U.S. average ($96,980). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $84,290.

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

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Knoxville

On the average salary of $89,650, a single filer in Knoxville takes home about $71,899 a year, or $5,992 a month and $2,765 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 sociology 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 $89,650 buys what about $96,847 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Knoxville ($47,080). A typical home costs $367,158, or 4.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Tennessee cities

Knoxville ranks 2nd of 3 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Nashville pays the most ($94,540).

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Highest-paying cities for sociology teachers, postsecondary

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($161,030).

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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