Systems Software Developers Salary in Knoxville, Tennessee

The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Knoxville, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of systems 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 Systems Software Developers in Knoxville, Tennessee

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$62,070
25th Percentile Wage
$74,920
50th Percentile Wage
$93,120
75th Percentile Wage
$115,240
90th Percentile Wage
$133,900

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems 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 $133,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,070.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$93,120
3.40% 7.83%
2017
$89,950
4.09% -
2016
$86,270
1.53% -
2015
$84,950
1.39% -
2014
$83,770
-0.70% -
2013
$84,360
-1.74% -
2012
$85,830
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,120 in Knoxville is in the middle of salary range for systems software developers in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of systems software developers in Knoxville is 5.5 percent (5.5%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area and 18.8 percent (18.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$98,490
Cleveland
$95,400
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
$94,040
Knoxville
$93,120
Chattanooga
$93,080
Memphis
$88,080
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$87,290
Clarksville
$84,650
Johnson City
$79,900
Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$76,750
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$75,650

See also: Top paying jobs in Knoxville, Tennessee.