SOC 25-2032 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School Salary in Kingsport, TN

The average salary for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Kingsport, Tennessee is $61,570 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $61,740: half of the 160 people in this job in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. average for this job ($72,680).

$61,570average per year

Median $61,740Take-home ≈ $51,651

  • $49K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

160people in this job
-15%vs U.S. average
#8 of 9Tennessee metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School pay range in Kingsport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,180 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,040 or more. The middle half of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Kingsport earn between $51,680 and $64,050.

  • $49K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$61,570$5,131—
Median$61,740$5,145—
Entry level (25th percentile)$51,680$4,307—
Experienced (75th percentile)$64,050$5,338—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School pay in Kingsport vs. Tennessee and the U.S.

Career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Kingsport earn about the same as the Tennessee average ($62,030) and 15% less than the U.S. average ($72,680). At the median the gap is -7% against the U.S. median of $66,270.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Kingsport$61,570$61,740$49,180$76,040160
Tennessee$62,030$61,700$49,480$77,4502,940
United States$72,680$66,270$50,040$101,340111,420

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary after taxes in Kingsport

On the average salary of $61,570, a single filer in Kingsport takes home about $51,651 a year, or $4,304 a month and $1,987 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

The Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in TN$51,651$4,304
Working in VA$48,925$4,077

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Kingsport a good place for career/technical education teachers, secondary school? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Kingsport area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.4), so the average $61,570 buys what about $71,223 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Kingsport ($45,240). A typical home costs $246,242, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in other Tennessee cities

Kingsport ranks 8th of 9 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Memphis pays the most ($65,700).

All Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salaries in Tennessee

Highest-paying cities for career/technical education teachers, secondary school

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($112,550).

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary by city

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Kingsport: questions

What is the entry-level career/technical education teachers, secondary school salary in Kingsport?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,180 a year and the 25th percentile is $51,680, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the career/technical education teachers, secondary school take-home pay in Kingsport?

About $51,651 a year ($4,304 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $61,570. Tennessee has no state income tax.

Do career/technical education teachers, secondary school earn more in Kingsport than elsewhere?

The average here is 15% less than the U.S. average for this job ($72,680).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-2032; area Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (28700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.3%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.92, this job is 1.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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