Visa Wage Index

Physicists in Knoxville, TN

Employers filed 29 applications covering 29 positions for this role here, at a median of $92,250 a year. 28 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Physicists in Knoxville, TN, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$62,442
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$89,565
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$116,667
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$143,790

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) Level II 99 $128,604
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) Level I 77 $86,691
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE Level I 44 $77,894
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) Level III 22 $155,369
Indiana University Level I 11 $67,018
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Level I 11 $92,250
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) Level I 11 $87,703
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) Level III 11 $150,504
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) Level II 33 $126,216

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.