SOC 15-1231 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro

Computer Network Support Specialists Salary in Kingsport, TN

The average salary for computer network support specialists in Kingsport, Tennessee is $67,600 a year ($32.50 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $63,520: half of the 60 people in this job in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 19% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($83,609).

$67,600average per year

$32.50 / hourMedian $63,520Take-home ≈ $56,387

  • $43K10th
  • $53K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $96K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

60people in this job
-19%vs U.S. metro average
#5 of 7Tennessee metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Network Support Specialists pay range in Kingsport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,180 a year or less, while the top 10% make $95,550 or more. The middle half of computer network support specialists in Kingsport earn between $52,620 and $76,700.

  • $43K10th
  • $53K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $96K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$67,600$5,633$32.50
Median$63,520$5,293$30.54
Entry level (25th percentile)$52,620$4,385$25.30
Experienced (75th percentile)$76,700$6,392$36.88

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Computer Network Support Specialists salary after taxes in Kingsport

On the average salary of $67,600, a single filer in Kingsport takes home about $56,387 a year, or $4,699 a month and $2,169 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% 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$56,387$4,699
Working in VA$53,314$4,443

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 computer network support specialists? 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 $67,600 buys what about $78,198 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 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Network Support Specialists salary in other Tennessee cities

Kingsport ranks 5th of 7 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Clarksville pays the most ($83,480).

All Computer Network Support Specialists salaries in Tennessee

Highest-paying cities for computer network support specialists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($135,940).

Computer Network Support Specialists salary by city

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Computer Network Support Specialists salary in Kingsport: questions

How much do computer network support specialists make an hour in Kingsport?

$32.50 an hour on average, and $30.54 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level computer network support specialists salary in Kingsport?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,180 a year and the 25th percentile is $52,620, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer network support specialists take-home pay in Kingsport?

About $56,387 a year ($4,699 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $67,600. Tennessee has no state income tax.

Do computer network support specialists earn more in Kingsport than elsewhere?

The average here is 19% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($83,609).

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 15-1231; area Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (28700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.8%.
  • 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 0.50, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.50).

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