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Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders salary in Tennessee

The median chemical equipment operators and tenders in Tennessee earns $60,960 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,263 a month.

10th percentile
$36,010
25th percentile
$44,910
Median percentile
$60,960
75th percentile
$74,310
90th percentile
$74,310

Based on 3,860 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$51,161 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,960
Federal income tax−$5,135
Social Security + Medicare−$4,663
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,263
Every two weeks$1,968

Does it go far here?

$66,355Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,189 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tennessee

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$610,080
Anesthesiologists$330,620
Physicians, All Other$301,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$232,220
Family Medicine Physicians$226,830
Dentists, General$215,290
Nurse Anesthetists$211,450
Chief Executives$198,830

All chemical equipment operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee