Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1082
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in the Knoxville Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Knoxville, TN metro area
Figures describe the Knoxville, TN metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Knoxville city limits.
BLS publishes only annual wages for this occupation (workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year).
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary in the Knoxville, TN metro area earned a median of $76,940 per year as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $64,460 at the 10th percentile to $124,070 at the 90th. BLS estimates 60 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary in the Knoxville metro area earn more than $76,940 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $64,460 and $103,990.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $64,460 | $64,460 | $76,940 | $103,990 | $124,070 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Knoxville metro areathis metro area$76,940 median for Knoxville metro area; middle half earns $64,460 to $103,990
- Tennesseestate (TN)$76,940 median for Tennessee; middle half earns $63,840 to $102,680
- United Statesnational$80,340 median for United States; middle half earns $64,080 to $100,910
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is about the same vs Tennessee overall and −4% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Knoxville metro area has the 17th-highest published median for this occupation among the 20 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Tennessee
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for library science teachers, postsecondary, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Knoxville metro areathis page$76,940 median for Knoxville metro area; middle half earns $64,460 to $103,990
- $93,490 median for Nashville-Davidson metro area; middle half earns $65,740 to $104,110
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for library science teachers, postsecondarys · Highest-paying occupations in Knoxville Metro
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.