Head of Design Salary in Knoxville, Tennessee

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As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Head of Design in Knoxville, TN is $140,020. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $120,544 to $162,544, with most professionals earning between $102,813 and $183,052.

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Collaborates with internal clients and business colleagues to manage demand for services, identify and set standards for modernizing our technology stack, and ensuring their delivery.

February 21, 2023

Build and implement design standards, lead design reviews, and create scalable solutions to ensure innovative, high-quality, and consistent design work across an internal global design community.

March 12, 2023

Designing products to meet functional requirements including the product form, materials of construction, mode of formulation delivery and packaging and labeling for distribution and sale.

March 17, 2023

Provide clear leadership that establishes credibility with partners and promote and foster a team culture consistent with the Group''s valuesEnsure development of the existing marketing team at BBVA USA and oversee the recruitment of appropriately skilled staff to new positions as and when required.

April 17, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Head of Design in Knoxville, TN

Average Base Salary

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120544

162544

140020

Average Total Cash Compensation

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130729

183283

153215

What is the average salary for Head of Design in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Head of Design in Knoxville, TN. The base salary for Head of Design ranges from $120,544 to $162,544 with the average base salary of $140,020. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $130,729 to $183,283 with the average total cash compensation of $153,215.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$140,020	$120,544 - $162,544
Bonus	$13,195	$10,184 - $20,739
Total Pay	$153,215	$130,729 - $183,283

* 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.

Head of Design Salary Near Knoxville, TN

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Asheville, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $120,837 - $162,940	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Johnson City, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $114,411 - $154,274	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Kingsport, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $114,839 - $154,852	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Chattanooga, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $118,519 - $159,813	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Greenville, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $124,212 - $167,490	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Richmond, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $122,059 - $164,586	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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