What is the median salary for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other in Knoxville?

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other in Knoxville, TN is $41,600.

How does Knoxville pay compare to the US median for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other?

Local median pay is 8.9% below the national OEWS median of $45,670.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for Knoxville is 92.6 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $41,600 has about the same purchasing power as $44,924 at US-average prices.

How current is this data?

Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other, Knoxville

$41,600

BLS OEWS median annual wage in Knoxville, TN. Middle half of wages roughly $38,100 to $50,020.

BLS OEWS median, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. BEA Regional Price Parity 2024. Disclaimer

vs US median: −8.9%
US median: $45,670
Metro RPP: 92.6
Middle half: $38,100 to $50,020
OEWS employment: 780
SOC: 43-9199

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other in Knoxville pay a median $41,600 (May 2025), 8.9% below the US median of $45,670. At local prices (RPP 92.6), that median buys about what $44,924 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$41,600 in Knoxville buys about what $44,924 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 92.6, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 82.8 vs all-items 92.6 (US = 100, 2024).

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Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
Knoxville	$41,600	$38,100 to $50,020	92.6
New Orleans	$47,300	$37,440 to $56,470	92.6
San Francisco	$61,780	$47,140 to $78,940	115.6

BLS OEWS May 2025 where published for the CBSA.

FAQ

What is the median salary for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other in Knoxville?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other in Knoxville, TN is $41,600.
How does Knoxville pay compare to the US median for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other?: Local median pay is 8.9% below the national OEWS median of $45,670.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for Knoxville is 92.6 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $41,600 has about the same purchasing power as $44,924 at US-average prices.
How current is this data?: Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

What this covers

Includes

BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

Federal, state, or local income taxes
Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

Median wages are published BLS OEWS metro estimates; price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities. See methodology and disclaimer.