High paying teaching and library jobs in Knoxville, TN

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Knoxville, TN. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single teaching and library job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Knoxville, TN run 7.4% below the national average (2024), so a Knoxville, TN salary is worth about 1.08× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Knoxville, TN · Employed

1Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$129,240
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,700 – $210,960370
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$103,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,530 – $319,760260
3Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$101,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,370 – $208,060140
4Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$100,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,330 – $155,080180
5Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$81,600
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,480 – $123,900180
6Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$81,570
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,780 – $155,470560
7Education Teachers, Postsecondary$78,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,590 – $125,180170
8Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$78,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,060 – $168,610230
9Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$78,080
Master's degree
$61,000 – $125,440180
10Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$78,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$54,280 – $127,280460
11Instructional Coordinators$76,110
Master's degree
$49,870 – $100,520530
12Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$64,490
Bachelor's degree
$38,230 – $83,880190
13English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$64,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,740 – $100,070230
14Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$63,530
Bachelor's degree
$50,980 – $76,120340
15Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$63,500
Master's degree
$37,830 – $75,360310
16Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,410
Bachelor's degree
$49,850 – $77,3801,830
17Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,130
Bachelor's degree
$50,380 – $77,0702,820
18Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$63,030
Bachelor's degree
$50,190 – $73,470320
19Special Education Teachers, Middle School$62,860
Bachelor's degree
$50,470 – $73,010220
20Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,980
Bachelor's degree
$49,880 – $72,9403,360
21Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$61,030
Bachelor's degree
$50,110 – $72,940400
22Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$60,390
Bachelor's degree
$49,860 – $73,180400
23Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$57,100
Bachelor's degree
$38,860 – $76,650430
24Tutors$44,840
Some college, no degree
$28,540 – $75,970210
25Self-Enrichment Teachers$36,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,180 – $64,440420
26Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$29,500
Associate's degree
$22,750 – $64,330520
27Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$26,960
Some college, no degree
$22,010 – $36,3903,070
28Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$21,520
Bachelor's degree
$18,420 – $29,340200

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianKnoxville, TN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$129,240	$78,700 – $210,960	370
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$103,010	$67,530 – $319,760	260
3	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$101,710	$64,370 – $208,060	140
4	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$100,220	$62,330 – $155,080	180
5	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$81,600	$66,480 – $123,900	180
6	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$81,570	$48,780 – $155,470	560
7	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,330	$60,590 – $125,180	170
8	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,210	$52,060 – $168,610	230
9	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$78,080	$61,000 – $125,440	180
10	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$78,020	$54,280 – $127,280	460
11	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$76,110	$49,870 – $100,520	530
12	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$64,490	$38,230 – $83,880	190
13	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$64,220	$59,740 – $100,070	230
14	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,530	$50,980 – $76,120	340
15	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$63,500	$37,830 – $75,360	310
16	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$63,410	$49,850 – $77,380	1,830
17	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$63,130	$50,380 – $77,070	2,820
18	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,030	$50,190 – $73,470	320
19	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,860	$50,470 – $73,010	220
20	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,980	$49,880 – $72,940	3,360
21	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,030	$50,110 – $72,940	400
22	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,390	$49,860 – $73,180	400
23	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$57,100	$38,860 – $76,650	430
24	TutorsSome college, no degree	$44,840	$28,540 – $75,970	210
25	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,200	$23,180 – $64,440	420
26	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$29,500	$22,750 – $64,330	520
27	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$26,960	$22,010 – $36,390	3,070
28	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$21,520	$18,420 – $29,340	200

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Knoxville, TN. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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