Farmer Salary in Knoxville, Tennessee

How much does a Farmer make in Knoxville, TN?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Farmer in Knoxville, TN is $44,112. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $38,222 to $56,869, with most professionals earning between $32,859 and $68,483.

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What is a Farmer?

A Farmer (also called an agriculturer) is a person engaged in agriculture, raising living organisms for food or raw materials. The term usually applies to people who do some combination of raising field crops, orchards, vineyards, poultry, or other livestock. A Farmer might own the farmed land or might work as a laborer on land owned by others, but in advanced economies, a Farmer is usually a farm owner, while employees of the farm are known as farm workers, or farmhands. However, in the not so distant past, a Farmer was a person who promotes or improves the growth of (a plant, crop, etc.) by ...

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Develop and adhere to annual budget, monitor departmental expenses, grant income and expenses, provide financial projections for program activities.

November 07, 2022

Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to work effectively with advisory boards, community, and community funding partners.

November 19, 2022

Understanding of the underlying causes of health inequities and community food security issues in NYC.

December 17, 2022

Manage components of grant funded farmer training projects including writing and submitting grant reports, budgets, financial activity, progress toward grant goals, relationships with project partners, and evaluation of projects.

January 13, 2023

Participate in weekly staff meetings and organization-wide strategic planning, promotion, and events.

January 27, 2023

Represent Quiet Valley with a positive, respectful, and courteous demeanor with other staff and the public at all times.

May 06, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Farmer in Knoxville, TN

Average Base Salary

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38222

56869

44112

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

56923

85201

68409

What is the average salary for Farmer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Farmer in Knoxville, TN. The base salary for Farmer ranges from $38,222 to $56,869 with the average base salary of $44,112. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $56,923 to $85,201 with the average total cash compensation of $68,409.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$44,112	$38,222 - $56,869
Bonus	$24,297	$18,702 - $28,332
Total Pay	$68,409	$56,923 - $85,201

* 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.

Farmer Salary Near Knoxville, TN

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Asheville, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $38,293 - $56,974	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Johnson City, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $36,505 - $54,315	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Kingsport, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $36,643 - $54,520	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Chattanooga, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $37,788 - $56,224	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Greenville, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $38,551 - $57,359	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Richmond, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $38,218 - $56,863	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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