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Chemical Plant and System Operators salary in Tennessee

The median chemical plant and system operators in Tennessee earns $45,830 a year, 41% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,250 a month.

10th percentile
$41,620
25th percentile
$43,070
Median percentile
$45,830
75th percentile
$55,760
90th percentile
$74,850

Based on 350 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

$39,004 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,830
Federal income tax−$3,320
Social Security + Medicare−$3,506
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,250
Every two weeks$1,500

Does it go far here?

$49,886Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
37%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 plant and system operators salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee