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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Kingsport, TN

The median inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA earns $47,160 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,339 a month.

10th percentile
$34,980
25th percentile
$38,500
Median percentile
$47,160
75th percentile
$57,880
90th percentile
$81,900

Based on 650 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

$40,073 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,160
Federal income tax−$3,479
Social Security + Medicare−$3,608
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,339
Every two weeks$1,541

Does it go far here?

$54,554Median pay in Kingsport, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
25%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 inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee