Bridge Engineer Salary in Knoxville, Tennessee

How much does a Bridge Engineer make in Knoxville, TN?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Bridge Engineer in Knoxville, TN is $69,088. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $57,623 to $73,405, with most professionals earning between $47,184 and $77,335.

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Demonstrate an eagerness to learn and apply your engineering skills to develop creative problem-solving designs is required.

March 09, 2023

Assists Project Managers and more experienced Engineers in ensuring that task and project schedules and budgets are met.

December 18, 2022

Performs highly advanced and complex transportation engineering work in one or more functional areas such as planning, project development and design, construction, transportation/traffic operations, maintenance and research.

November 30, 2022

Provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

March 05, 2023

Prepare and perform generic as well as feature-specific demonstrations of bridge products and solutions for individual prospects or during marketing events.

March 18, 2023

Review project design for general compliance with engineering principles, company standards and client contract requirements.

April 11, 2023

Develops, recommends, and implements modifications as necessary for continual improvement to bridge preservation including review literature, technical data, material specifications and procedures.

April 17, 2023

Design bridge and transportation structure projects of varying complexity such as bridges, culverts, retaining walls, sound barriers and sign structures.

April 19, 2023

Lead technical meetings and discussions, and strategize solutions to complex or unique Design & Construction challenges.

May 04, 2023

Required to work under exposure to inclement weather conditions.

May 11, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Bridge Engineer in Knoxville, TN

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

57623

73405

69088

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

59502

73856

69119

What is the average salary for Bridge Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Bridge Engineer in Knoxville, TN. The base salary for Bridge Engineer ranges from $57,623 to $73,405 with the average base salary of $69,088. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $59,502 to $73,856 with the average total cash compensation of $69,119.

View Average Salary for Bridge Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$69,088	$57,623 - $73,405
Bonus	$31	$1,879 - $451
Total Pay	$69,119	$59,502 - $73,856

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Bridge Engineer Salary Near Knoxville, TN

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Asheville, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $57,730 - $73,541	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Johnson City, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $55,035 - $70,108	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Kingsport, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $55,243 - $70,372	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Chattanooga, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $56,970 - $72,573	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Greenville, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $58,119 - $74,037	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Richmond, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $57,617 - $73,397	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN

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About Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Knox County. The city had an estimated population of 186,239 in 2016 and a population of 178,874 as of the 2010 census, making it the state's third largest city after Nashville and Memphis. Knoxville is the principal city of the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which, in 2016, was 868,546, up 0.9 percent, or 7,377 people, from to 2015. The KMSA is, in turn, the central component of the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette Combined Statistical Area, which, in 2013, had a population of 1,096,961. First settled in 178...

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