SOC 51-9061 · Morristown, TN metro

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Salary in Morristown, TN

The average salary for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Morristown, Tennessee is $46,420 a year ($22.32 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,710: half of the 670 people in this job in the Morristown, TN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,450).

$46,420average per year

$22.32 / hourMedian $39,710Take-home ≈ $39,478

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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

670people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#9 of 10Tennessee metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay range in Morristown

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,610 a year or less, while the top 10% make $64,040 or more. The middle half of inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Morristown earn between $37,800 and $50,210.

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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,420$3,868$22.32
Median$39,710$3,309$19.09
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,800$3,150$18.17
Experienced (75th percentile)$50,210$4,184$24.14

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay in Morristown vs. Tennessee and the U.S.

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Morristown earn 4% less than the Tennessee average ($48,390) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($53,450). At the median the gap is -18% against the U.S. median of $48,570.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Morristown$46,420$39,710$35,610$64,040670
Tennessee$48,390$45,760$34,110$66,34017,140
United States$53,450$48,570$35,510$77,860597,370

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary after taxes in Morristown

On the average salary of $46,420, a single filer in Morristown takes home about $39,478 a year, or $3,290 a month and $1,518 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Morristown a good place for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Morristown area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.4), so the average $46,420 buys what about $53,749 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Morristown ($44,280). A typical home costs $301,029, or 6.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in other Tennessee cities

Morristown ranks 9th of 10 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Kingsport pays the most ($51,760).

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Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($82,070).

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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Morristown: questions

How much do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers make an hour in Morristown?

$22.32 an hour on average, and $19.09 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salary in Morristown?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,610 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,800, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers take-home pay in Morristown?

About $39,478 a year ($3,290 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,420. Tennessee has no state income tax.

Do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers earn more in Morristown than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,450).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-9061; area Morristown, TN (34100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 3.69, this job is 3.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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