How much do Meter Readers, Utilities make in Johnson City, TN?

Percentile spread

For Meter Readers, Utilities, the published 10th percentile is $29,640 and the 90th percentile is $62,800. The difference is $33,160, which is 84.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $36,020 to the 75th at $52,160, covers $16,140.

The mean annual wage is $45,450, which sits above the median of $39,090. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Johnson City, TN median is 18.8% lower than the national median of $48,150 for Meter Readers, Utilities. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,457, which is 7.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.5% lower than the Tennessee median of $45,210.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Johnson City, TN is 87.928, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Meter Readers, Utilities at $44,457 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Meter Readers, Utilities. Johnson City, TN ranks 12th of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is 24 miles away, with a median of $40,780 and employment of 30. That median is 4.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,173, against $44,457 here.
• Knoxville, TN is 102 miles away, with a median of $44,700 and employment of 180. That median is 14.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,288, against $44,457 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 109 miles away, with a median of $48,480 and employment of 100. That median is 24% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,984, against $44,457 here.

Employment share

Meter Readers, Utilities accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Johnson City, TN (50 of 81,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (19,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.90 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.