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Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary in Kingsport, TN

The median helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA earns $43,350 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,084 a month.

10th percentile
$35,020
25th percentile
$38,190
Median percentile
$43,350
75th percentile
$45,850
90th percentile
$49,840

Based on 60 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

$37,012 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,350
Federal income tax−$3,022
Social Security + Medicare−$3,316
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,084
Every two weeks$1,424

Does it go far here?

$50,146Median pay in Kingsport, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
28%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 helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee