Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in Kingsport, TN

The median maintenance and repair workers, general in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA earns $46,520 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,297 a month.

10th percentile: $31,970
25th percentile: $37,470
Median percentile: $46,520
75th percentile: $60,090
90th percentile: $72,250

Based on 1,430 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

$39,559 take-home a year

Gross pay	$46,520
Federal income tax	−$3,402
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,559
Tennessee income tax (approx.)	−$0
Monthly take-home	$3,297
Every two weeks	$1,521

Does it go far here?

$53,813Median pay in Kingsport, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).

26%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

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