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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines salary in Kingsport, TN

The median mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA earns $61,100 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,273 a month.

10th percentile
$42,970
25th percentile
$49,640
Median percentile
$61,100
75th percentile
$72,660
90th percentile
$78,220

Based on 120 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

$51,274 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,100
Federal income tax−$5,152
Social Security + Medicare−$4,674
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,273
Every two weeks$1,972

Does it go far here?

$70,679Median pay in Kingsport, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
20%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 mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee