Packers and Packagers, Hand salary in Kingsport, TN

The median packers and packagers, hand in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA earns $36,570 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,630 a month.

10th percentile: $20,900
25th percentile: $26,100
Median percentile: $36,570
75th percentile: $37,230
90th percentile: $45,430

Based on 550 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

$31,564 take-home a year

Gross pay	$36,570
Federal income tax	−$2,208
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,798
Tennessee income tax (approx.)	−$0
Monthly take-home	$2,630
Every two weeks	$1,214

Does it go far here?

$42,303Median pay in Kingsport, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).

32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($849 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kingsport, TN

Job	Median 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

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