The annual salary statistics of chief executives in Knoxville, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chief executives in Knoxville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $21,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $90,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $157,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | No Data |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chief executives in Knoxville, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $157,200. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $90,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chief executives from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $157,200 | -1.70% | 1.39% |
| 2018 | $159,870 | -3.67% | - |
| 2017 | $165,730 | 6.79% | - |
| 2016 | $154,480 | -3.25% | - |
| 2015 | $159,500 | 1.04% | - |
| 2014 | $157,840 | -3.40% | - |
| 2013 | $163,210 | 5.02% | - |
| 2012 | $155,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $157,200, Knoxville is the second highest paying city for chief executives in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin (median annual salary of $158,040). Compared with Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, the median annual salary of chief executives in Knoxville is .5 percent (.5%) lower.