Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Kingsport, TN

Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Kingsport, TN: $49,080/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $36,470 – $59,520 · about 390 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($48,615) by +$465 (+1%).

What it's really worth in Kingsport

With Kingsport's cost of living at 85 (US=100), that $49,080 has the buying power of about $57,749 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $53,644 · median home $246,242 · median rent $1,350/mo.

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How Kingsport ranks for this job

On raw pay, Kingsport, TN is 86th of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Kingsport's cost of living is applied, it ranks 18th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Kingsport is one of the places where welders, cutters & solderers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Kingsport

A median home in Kingsport, TN costs $246,242 — about 5× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,350/mo works out at 33% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where welders, cutters & solderers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Kingsport.

Metro	Median pay	vs Kingsport	Rent vs Kingsport
Honolulu, HI	$76,540	+56%	2.2×
Baton Rouge, LA	$70,010	+43%	1×
Bremerton, WA	$66,310	+35%	1.5×
Virginia Beach, VA	$63,630	+30%	1.4×

Same job elsewhere in TN

Metro	Median pay	vs Kingsport	Rent vs Kingsport
Clarksville, TN	$49,190	+0%	1×
Chattanooga, TN	$47,280	−4%	1.1×
Nashville, TN	$47,110	−4%	1.3×
Memphis, TN	$45,260	−8%	1.1×

Staying in TN keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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