Industrial Engineering Technician Salary in Knoxville, Tennessee

The annual salary statistics of industrial engineering technicians in Knoxville, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of industrial engineering technicians 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Industrial Engineering Technicians in Knoxville, Tennessee

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,990
25th Percentile Wage
$49,980
50th Percentile Wage
$56,780
75th Percentile Wage
$65,340
90th Percentile Wage
$81,690

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial engineering technicians in Knoxville, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,990.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$56,780
14.65% 5.23%
2021
$48,460
-5.06% -
2020
$50,910
9.43% -
2019
$46,110
16.72% -
2018
$38,400
-1.12% -
2017
$38,830
-6.95% -
2016
$41,530
-36.29% -
2015
$56,600
-6.84% -
2014
$60,470
1.41% -
2013
$59,620
9.75% -
2012
$53,810
- -

Table 2. Compare Industrial Engineering Technician Salary in Knoxville with Other Tennessee Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,780 in Knoxville is in the middle of salary range for industrial engineering technicians in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial engineering technicians in Knoxville is 4.4 percent (4.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Clarksville and 29.8 percent (29.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Clarksville
$59,400
Morristown
$57,820
Knoxville
$56,780
Chattanooga
$55,120
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
$52,250
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$49,180
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$48,690
Cleveland
$47,910
Johnson City
$47,850
Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$47,000
Memphis
$46,990
Jackson
$46,880
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$39,850

See also: Top paying jobs in Knoxville, Tennessee.