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Tennessee engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Tennessee, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$107,574

Tennessee

Top earners

$155,554

Higher end

vs national

-11% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

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in this state

Engineers in Tennessee earn a blended median of $107,574 per year, -11% vs national, with top earners near $155,554. That blends 12 engineering occupations across 44,410 published jobs in Tennessee. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Tennessee

Published wage data for each discipline in Tennessee. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Tennessee

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Top-paying

Nashville

$115,869

-4% vs national

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Knoxville

$106,357

-12% vs national

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Memphis

$105,410

-12% vs national

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Kingsport

$104,535

-13% vs national

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Chattanooga

$103,079

-14% vs national

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Cleveland

$95,989

-20% vs national

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Jackson

$94,975

-21% vs national

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Clarksville

$94,657

-21% vs national

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Morristown

$87,063

-28% vs national

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Johnson City

$86,654

-28% vs national

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More cities in Tennessee

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What affects engineering pay in Tennessee

  • ▹Local market. Tennessee pay runs -11% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Nashville, Knoxville, Memphis and other metros, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Tennessee; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Tennessee — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Tennessee?
Engineers in Tennessee earn a blended median of $107,574 per year — 11% below the national average — across 12 engineering occupations and 44,410 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Tennessee?
Petroleum Engineers have the highest published median in Tennessee, at $164,240 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Tennessee a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Tennessee runs 11% below the national average, across 44,410 engineering jobs. Cost of living is often lower to match, so real take-home can still be strong.
Which cities in Tennessee pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Nashville ($115,869), Knoxville ($106,357), and Memphis ($105,410), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 12 engineering occupations in Tennessee, weighted by local employment (44,410 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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