SOC 43-5111 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in Kingsport, TN

The average salary for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Kingsport, Tennessee is $43,840 a year ($21.08 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,020: half of the 60 people in this job in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

$43,840average per year

$21.08 / hourMedian $46,020Take-home ≈ $37,405

  • $35K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $49K90th

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

60people in this job
-8%vs U.S. average
#5 of 6Tennessee metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay range in Kingsport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,440 a year or less, while the top 10% make $49,290 or more. The middle half of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Kingsport earn between $40,580 and $46,100.

  • $35K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $49K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,840$3,653$21.08
Median$46,020$3,835$22.12
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,580$3,382$19.51
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,100$3,842$22.16

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

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay in Kingsport vs. Tennessee and the U.S.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Kingsport earn 5% less than the Tennessee average ($45,940) and 8% less than the U.S. average ($47,630). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $46,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Kingsport$43,840$46,020$35,440$49,29060
Tennessee$45,940$47,330$35,370$56,4601,040
United States$47,630$46,380$35,290$60,91053,300

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

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary after taxes in Kingsport

On the average salary of $43,840, a single filer in Kingsport takes home about $37,405 a year, or $3,117 a month and $1,439 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

The Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in TN$37,405$3,117
Working in VA$35,699$2,975

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

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Is Kingsport a good place for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Kingsport area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.4), so the average $43,840 buys what about $50,713 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Kingsport ($45,240). A typical home costs $246,242, or 5.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in other Tennessee cities

Kingsport ranks 5th of 6 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Nashville pays the most ($47,340).

All Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salaries in Tennessee

Highest-paying cities for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,840).

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in Kingsport: questions

How much do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make an hour in Kingsport?

$21.08 an hour on average, and $22.13 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salary in Kingsport?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,440 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,580, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping take-home pay in Kingsport?

About $37,405 a year ($3,117 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,840. Tennessee has no state income tax.

Do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn more in Kingsport than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

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 43-5111; area Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (28700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • 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 1.36, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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