Trucking pay in Knoxville, TN
In Knoxville, TN, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $59,100 a year ($28.41 an hour), across 8,130 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 0.8% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
8,130 employed in Knoxville, TN, median $59,100 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,670 | $19.07 |
| 25th percentile | $47,840 | — |
| Median | $59,100 | $28.41 |
| 75th percentile | $72,930 | — |
| 90th percentile | $79,040 | $38.00 |
| Mean | $60,210 | $28.95 |
Light truck drivers
3,820 employed in Knoxville, TN, median $39,330 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,650 | $13.78 |
| 25th percentile | $35,630 | — |
| Median | $39,330 | $18.91 |
| 75th percentile | $48,210 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,910 | $28.32 |
| Mean | $43,060 | $20.70 |
Driver/sales workers
1,290 employed in Knoxville, TN, median $39,800 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $20,450 | $9.83 |
| 25th percentile | $34,670 | — |
| Median | $39,800 | $19.13 |
| 75th percentile | $44,240 | — |
| 90th percentile | $51,110 | $24.57 |
| Mean | $38,730 | $18.62 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,640 employed in Knoxville, TN, median $42,410 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,260 | $16.95 |
| 25th percentile | $37,530 | — |
| Median | $42,410 | $20.39 |
| 75th percentile | $47,910 | — |
| 90th percentile | $57,830 | $27.80 |
| Mean | $43,900 | $21.11 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
550 employed in Knoxville, TN, median $49,290 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,850 | $16.75 |
| 25th percentile | $41,050 | — |
| Median | $49,290 | $23.70 |
| 75th percentile | $58,480 | — |
| 90th percentile | $70,920 | $34.09 |
| Mean | $51,110 | $24.57 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
1,950 employed in Knoxville, TN, median $60,160 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $41,000 | $19.71 |
| 25th percentile | $49,270 | — |
| Median | $60,160 | $28.93 |
| 75th percentile | $76,760 | — |
| 90th percentile | $94,400 | $45.38 |
| Mean | $64,370 | $30.95 |
How to read these figures
These are wages as reported by employers, not owner-operator revenue: they exclude what an owner-operator grosses and the costs that come out of it. A dash means the survey did not publish that figure for this area, which it withholds where publishing it would identify an employer.