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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Tennessee

The median inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Tennessee earns $45,760 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,246 a month.

10th percentile
$34,110
25th percentile
$37,470
Median percentile
$45,760
75th percentile
$55,330
90th percentile
$66,340

Based on 17,140 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

$38,948 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,760
Federal income tax−$3,311
Social Security + Medicare−$3,501
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,246
Every two weeks$1,498

Does it go far here?

$49,810Median 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 inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee