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Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers salary in Tennessee

The median pump operators, except wellhead pumpers in Tennessee earns $52,120 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,672 a month.

10th percentile
$35,440
25th percentile
$36,770
Median percentile
$52,120
75th percentile
$57,050
90th percentile
$62,810

Based on 80 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

$44,058 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,120
Federal income tax−$4,074
Social Security + Medicare−$3,987
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,672
Every two weeks$1,695

Does it go far here?

$56,732Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
32%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 pump operators, except wellhead pumpers salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee