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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators salary in Tennessee

The median paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in Tennessee earns $42,510 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,028 a month.

10th percentile
$36,300
25th percentile
$37,770
Median percentile
$42,510
75th percentile
$51,740
90th percentile
$60,300

Based on 1,730 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

$36,337 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,510
Federal income tax−$2,921
Social Security + Medicare−$3,252
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,028
Every two weeks$1,398

Does it go far here?

$46,272Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
39%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 paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee