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Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in Kingsport, TN

The median paralegals and legal assistants in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA earns $54,210 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,811 a month.

10th percentile
$39,760
25th percentile
$47,150
Median percentile
$54,210
75th percentile
$62,330
90th percentile
$78,370

Based on 200 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

$45,738 take-home a year
Gross pay$54,210
Federal income tax−$4,325
Social Security + Medicare−$4,147
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,811
Every two weeks$1,759

Does it go far here?

$62,709Median pay in Kingsport, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
22%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

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