Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in Kingsport, TN

The median protective service workers, all other in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA earns $43,490 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,094 a month.

10th percentile: $36,650
25th percentile: $37,830
Median percentile: $43,490
75th percentile: $56,830
90th percentile: $69,170

Based on 40 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

$37,124 take-home a year

Gross pay	$43,490
Federal income tax	−$3,039
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,327
Tennessee income tax (approx.)	−$0
Monthly take-home	$3,094
Every two weeks	$1,428

Does it go far here?

$50,308Median pay in Kingsport, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).

27%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 protective service workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee