Business Director Salary in Knoxville, Tennessee

How much does a Business Director make in Knoxville, TN?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Business Director in Knoxville, TN is $133,628. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $118,394 to $154,322, with most professionals earning between $104,525 and $173,164.

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Maintains absolute confidentiality of all information pertaining to residents, families, and staff and adhere to all HIPAA rules.

April 05, 2023

Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality, presents numerical data effectively, and is able to read and interpret written information.

January 06, 2023

Demonstrated ability to develop and execute innovative, comprehensive and successful sales strategies and plans and communicate them clearly and effectively within the organization to gain alignment and drive results through a focused and disciplined approach.

January 14, 2023

Lead the development, implementation and communication of strategic regional sales plans which align with business goals, and provide strategic and tactical input to senior management on sales, operating issues, and profitability goals.

February 02, 2023

Manage large-scale banking business transformation initiatives focused on delivering strategic, operational, technical, and/or product development change, such as integrations and deployments, mergers and acquisitions, enhancements, business process improvement and re-engineering, performance improvement, and new product development.

February 24, 2023

Provide thought leadership to set business strategy and to develop a long-term vision by utilizing sound business judgement and independent thinking, as well as integrating the ideas of others on the integrated team.

February 28, 2023

Prepare firmwide guidance to the LOBs with respect to benefits and annual equity awards in support of the annual budget process in partnership with domestic and international benefits executives.

March 11, 2023

Creates technology charterto detail software application specifications necessary to accomplish strategicgoals and objectives.

April 06, 2023

Assist the Senior Director in creating/refining a performance dashboard (market share analysis/contribution margin) and necessary communication tools to present Department summary to Orthopedics and Network Leadership to facilitate alignment and secure resources to support strategic growth.

April 15, 2023

Participate in negotiations on behalf of the firm for new investments dealing with partnership arrangements, financing arrangements, and other project contacts.

April 17, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Business Director in Knoxville, TN

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

118394

154322

133628

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

124484

168556

145160

What is the average salary for Business Director in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Business Director in Knoxville, TN. The base salary for Business Director ranges from $118,394 to $154,322 with the average base salary of $133,628. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $124,484 to $168,556 with the average total cash compensation of $145,160.

View Average Salary for Business Director as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$133,628	$118,394 - $154,322
Bonus	$11,532	$6,089 - $14,233
Total Pay	$145,160	$124,484 - $168,556

* 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.

Business Director Salary Near Knoxville, TN

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Asheville, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $118,682 - $154,698	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Johnson City, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $112,370 - $146,470	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Kingsport, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $112,791 - $147,019	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Chattanooga, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $116,405 - $151,729	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Greenville, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $121,997 - $159,018	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Richmond, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $119,882 - $156,261	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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