Data Scientist salary in Knoxville, TN

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings in the Knoxville, TN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Oak Ridge.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$117,150

Middle 50%$88.5k–$144k

vs. national median−5%comparison median $123,531

Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$50k$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $54,638 and $176,250.

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	2
FY2021	–	–	–	5
FY2022	–	–	–	2
FY2023	$102,600	$75,560	$125,731	11
FY2024	$89,494	$81,500	$107,503	10
FY2025	$111,736	$83,526	$124,251	16
FY2026	$142,964	$105,040	$149,103	10

Knoxville's median Data Scientist salary of $117,150 is worth about $126,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Knoxville = 92.6).

All Data Scientists in the Knoxville, TN area earned a median of $92,640 in May 2025 (320 employed). The H-1B median here is $117,150, 26% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employer	Median	Filings
Pilot Travel Centers	too few	5
Ut-Battelle, Llc (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)	too few	5
Fluz Fluz	too few	2
Lirio	too few	2
Siemens Medical Solutions	too few	2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Mid-level · Level II	$73,258	$100,367	10

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.