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Average Chemical Equipment Operators And Tenders Salary in Johnson City, TN

Chemical Equipment Operators And Tenders in Johnson City, TN earn a median annual salary of $59,090, which is +3.5% compared to the national median. There are 190 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Johnson City, TN (metro area).

$59,090
Johnson City, TN median annual wage
$28/hour median
+3.5%
Difference vs national median
National median is $57,090
190
Local employment
2.4 jobs per 1,000 workers
2.86
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$38,970
25th
$46,820
Median
$59,090
75th
$78,580
90th
$79,260

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Johnson City, TN, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
87.9%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$67,203
Goods: 96.2%
Services: 71.9%
Rents: 63.2%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Baton Rouge, LA$98,790Compare2,840
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$98,410Compare1,140
Mobile, AL$82,090Compare710
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$81,540Compare6,930
Midland, MI$81,270Compare430
Longview-Kelso, WA$80,890Compare170

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Johnson City, TN

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Family Medicine Physicians$236,2001.26
Dentists, General$217,7600.95
Chief Executives$152,2700.70
Sales Managers$129,9000.77
Architectural And Engineering Managers$126,8400.73
Pharmacists$126,0401.77
Marketing Managers$125,0400.70
Computer And Information Systems Managers$122,1800.54

Johnson City, TN has salary data for 290 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Chemical Equipment Operators And Tenders in Johnson City, TN

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Chemical Equipment Operators And Tenders are projected to change by +3.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 14,400 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.