Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Kingsport, TN
The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA earns $55,960 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,929 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $41,010
- 25th percentile
- $44,700
- Median percentile
- $55,960
- 75th percentile
- $75,430
- 90th percentile
- $76,390
Based on 770 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
$47,144 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $55,960 |
| Federal income tax | −$4,535 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$4,281 |
| Tennessee income tax (approx.) | −$0 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,929 |
| Every two weeks | $1,813 |
Does it go far here?
$64,733Median pay in Kingsport, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($849 a month, Census ACS).
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