Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in Kingsport, TN

The median child, family, and school social workers in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA earns $53,040 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,733 a month.

10th percentile: $39,330
25th percentile: $44,200
Median percentile: $53,040
75th percentile: $68,970
90th percentile: $77,670

Based on 370 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$44,798 take-home a year

Gross pay	$53,040
Federal income tax	−$4,185
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,058
Tennessee income tax (approx.)	−$0
Monthly take-home	$3,733
Every two weeks	$1,723

Does it go far here?

$61,356Median pay in Kingsport, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).

23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($849 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kingsport, TN

Job	Median pay
Financial Managers	$132,280
General and Operations Managers	$97,450
Project Management Specialists	$87,290
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$76,820
Registered Nurses	$76,730
Accountants and Auditors	$75,940
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$74,390
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$69,610

All child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee