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Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Knoxville, TN

The median welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Knoxville, TN earns $47,920 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,390 a month.

10th percentile
$40,860
25th percentile
$43,000
Median percentile
$47,920
75th percentile
$48,200
90th percentile
$52,690

Based on 350 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

$40,684 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,920
Federal income tax−$3,570
Social Security + Medicare−$3,666
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,390
Every two weeks$1,565

Does it go far here?

$51,767Median pay in Knoxville, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,145 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Knoxville, TN

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$460,080
Physicians, All Other$276,370
Chief Executives$198,890
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,950
Computer and Information Systems Managers$143,650
Financial Managers$133,570
Pharmacists$132,460
Human Resources Managers$132,200

All welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee