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Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers salary in Kingsport, TN

The median extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA earns $71,610 a year, 54% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,934 a month.

10th percentile
$34,290
25th percentile
$52,380
Median percentile
$71,610
75th percentile
$71,610
90th percentile
$71,610

Based on 100 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

$59,208 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,610
Federal income tax−$6,924
Social Security + Medicare−$5,478
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,934
Every two weeks$2,277

Does it go far here?

$82,837Median pay in Kingsport, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
17%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($849 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kingsport, TN

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$132,280
General and Operations Managers$97,450
Project Management Specialists$87,290
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$76,820
Registered Nurses$76,730
Accountants and Auditors$75,940
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$74,390
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$69,610

All extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee