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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Kingsport, TN

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA earns $39,850 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,850 a month.

10th percentile
$29,650
25th percentile
$33,740
Median percentile
$39,850
75th percentile
$49,390
90th percentile
$60,140

Based on 1,190 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

$34,199 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,850
Federal income tax−$2,602
Social Security + Medicare−$3,049
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,850
Every two weeks$1,315

Does it go far here?

$46,098Median pay in Kingsport, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
30%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 secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee