Applications Software Developers Salary in Knoxville, Tennessee

The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in Knoxville, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of applications software developers 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 Applications Software Developers in Knoxville, Tennessee

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,550
25th Percentile Wage
$55,250
50th Percentile Wage
$82,420
75th Percentile Wage
$103,920
90th Percentile Wage
$123,690

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications software developers in Knoxville, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $123,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,550.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of applications software developers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$82,420
-2.05% 6.35%
2017
$84,110
11.39% -
2016
$74,530
-8.53% -
2015
$80,890
-0.09% -
2014
$80,960
-3.74% -
2013
$83,990
8.10% -
2012
$77,190
- -

Table 2. Compare Applications Software Developers Salary in Knoxville with Other Tennessee Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,420 in Knoxville is in the middle of salary range for applications software developers in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of applications software developers in Knoxville is 12.0 percent (12.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin and 40.8 percent (40.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
$93,670
Clarksville
$91,960
Chattanooga
$89,880
Johnson City
$84,670
Knoxville
$82,420
Jackson
$81,310
Memphis
$79,980
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$79,420
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$66,760
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$56,690
Morristown
$49,870
Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$48,780

See also: Top paying jobs in Knoxville, Tennessee.