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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Kingsport, TN

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA earns $55,680 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,910 a month.

10th percentile
$36,160
25th percentile
$37,730
Median percentile
$55,680
75th percentile
$55,680
90th percentile
$78,960

Based on 110 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

$46,919 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,680
Federal income tax−$4,502
Social Security + Medicare−$4,260
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,910
Every two weeks$1,805

Does it go far here?

$64,409Median 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).

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 separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee