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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Kingsport, TN

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA earns $60,350 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,223 a month.

10th percentile
$43,990
25th percentile
$50,680
Median percentile
$60,350
75th percentile
$70,220
90th percentile
$76,170

Based on 220 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

$50,671 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,350
Federal income tax−$5,062
Social Security + Medicare−$4,617
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,223
Every two weeks$1,949

Does it go far here?

$69,812Median pay in Kingsport, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($849 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kingsport, TN

JobMedian 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 educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee