Physician salary in Knoxville, TN

Based on 31 certified H-1B filings in the Knoxville, TN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Oak Ridge, Powell, Maryville.

Median salary$301,600
Middle 50%$280.8k–$420k
vs. national median+22%comparison median $247,000
Filings31FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $242,880 and $647,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$250,000
25th$280,800
50th (median)$301,600
75th$420,000
90th$500,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$250k $290k $330k FY2022: median $280,800 (12 filings) FY2023: median $305,760 (13 filings) FY2024: median $301,600 (13 filings) FY2025: median $301,600 (19 filings) FY2026: median $280,800 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 19
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–––3
FY2021–––6
FY2022$280,800$257,499$366,25012
FY2023$305,760$280,800$330,00013
FY2024$301,600$249,600$301,60013
FY2025$301,600$291,200$420,00019
FY2026$280,800$280,800$387,50012

Cost of living

Knoxville's median Physician salary of $301,600 is worth about $325,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Knoxville, TN area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025 (690 employed). The H-1B median here is $301,600, 9% higher.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
NewStat PLLCtoo few8
Southeastern Physician Servicestoo few7
University Health Systemtoo few6
Covenant Medical Grouptoo few3
Thompson Oncology Grouptoo few3
Hospital Medicine Services of Tennessee, P.C.too few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $301,600 11
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$155,334$301,60011

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.