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Surgical Assistants salary in Kingsport, TN

The median surgical assistants in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA earns $65,260 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,551 a month.

10th percentile
$49,280
25th percentile
$60,070
Median percentile
$65,260
75th percentile
$74,610
90th percentile
$77,690

Based on 30 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

$54,616 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,260
Federal income tax−$5,651
Social Security + Medicare−$4,992
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,551
Every two weeks$2,101

Does it go far here?

$75,491Median pay in Kingsport, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
19%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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