The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Knoxville, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Knoxville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $26,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Knoxville, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,950.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $42,660 | 11.13% | 20.72% |
| 2021 | $37,910 | -8.18% | - |
| 2020 | $41,010 | 6.07% | - |
| 2019 | $38,520 | 0.29% | - |
| 2018 | $38,410 | 2.81% | - |
| 2017 | $37,330 | -3.67% | - |
| 2016 | $38,700 | 4.26% | - |
| 2015 | $37,050 | 5.64% | - |
| 2014 | $34,960 | 3.55% | - |
| 2013 | $33,720 | -0.30% | - |
| 2012 | $33,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,660 in Knoxville is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Knoxville is 5.0 percent (5.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin and 11.2 percent (11.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.