Worksite city · Knoxville, TN wage area
H-1B salaries in Knoxville, TN
29% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 38% get a single lottery entry.
305certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$95,400median offer
29%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
66new-employment LCAs
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Wage levels for the top jobs here
same scale for every row · black mark: median offerunder Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $52k to $381k
Lottery entries
66 new-employment LCAs1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
Jobs and employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 36 | $117,000 |
| Registered Nurses | 22 | $73,403 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 17 | $110,297 |
| Electrical Engineers | 13 | $79,870 |
| Data Scientists | 11 | $145,000 |
| Physicians, All Other | 11 | $280,800 |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 9 | $110,000 |
| Materials Scientists | 8 | $79,566 |
| Physicists | 7 | $67,018 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 6 | $76,802 |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | 6 | $93,000 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | 5 | $165,000 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 5 | $110,000 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | 5 | $102,000 |
| Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 5 | $95,000 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Tennessee | 129 | $91,500 |
| Avant Healthcare Professionals, LLC. | 22 | $73,403 |
| Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. | 10 | $76,160 |
| Pilot Travel Centers LLC | 10 | $131,500 |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | 8 | $87,214 |
| NewStat LLC | 6 | $280,800 |
| CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc. | 5 | $92,250 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 5 | $146,413 |
| East Tennessee Children's Hospital, Inc. | 4 | $247,500 |
| Byte Wave Technologies INC | 3 | $56,160 |
| Mesa Associates, Inc. | 3 | $78,125 |
| Oncorre, Inc. | 3 | $75,691 |
| Radio Systems Corporation | 3 | $122,030 |
| Type One Energy Group Inc. | 3 | $110,000 |
| U.S. Bank National Association | 3 | $102,338 |
| University Health System, Inc. | 3 | $425,000 |
| All other employers | 85 | – |