The University Of Tennessee salaries in Knoxville, TN

Based on 181 certified H-1B filings by The University Of Tennessee in the Knoxville, TN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$90,074
Middle 50%$70.3k–$105.7k
vs. all employers here−10%comparison median $100,000
Filings181FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $50,000 and $182,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$59,652
25th$70,298
50th (median)$90,074
75th$105,678
90th$122,470

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $75,000 (71 filings) FY2021: median $80,177 (52 filings) FY2022: median $78,125 (70 filings) FY2023: median $70,000 (72 filings) FY2024: median $78,610 (75 filings) FY2025: median $92,250 (106 filings) FY2026: median $89,152 (75 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 71 filings FY20 FY2021: 52 filings FY21 FY2022: 70 filings FY22 FY2023: 72 filings FY23 FY2024: 75 filings FY24 FY2025: 106 filings FY25 FY2026: 75 filings FY26 106
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$75,000$56,338$96,28671
FY2021$80,177$53,581$94,66052
FY2022$78,125$57,266$102,39170
FY2023$70,000$57,931$92,00072
FY2024$78,610$63,600$97,02875
FY2025$92,250$70,723$109,540106
FY2026$89,152$70,328$100,00075

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Engineering Professor$112,23822
Business Professor$169,06811
Computer Science Professor$110,00011
Materials Scientist$84,56610
Physicisttoo few9
Foreign Language Professortoo few7
Physics Teachertoo few6
Nursing Instructortoo few6
Soil and Plant Scientisttoo few5
Agricultural Sciences Teachertoo few5
Economics Professortoo few5
Biochemisttoo few4
Chemisttoo few4
Mathematics Professortoo few4
Architecture Teachertoo few4
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JobMedian hereFilings
Biology Professortoo few4
Medical School Professortoo few4
Education Teachertoo few4
Civil Engineertoo few3
Animal Scientisttoo few3
Communications Teachertoo few3
Research Scientist (Computer Science)too few2
Web Developertoo few2
Molecular and Cellular Biologisttoo few2
Medical Scientisttoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Knoxville, TN.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $83,178 130
Mid-level · Level II $101,610 31
Senior · Level III $102,000 13
Expert · Level IV too few 7

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.