SOC 15-1244 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro

Network and Computer Systems Administrators Salary in Kingsport, TN

The average salary for network and computer systems administrators in Kingsport, Tennessee is $86,640 a year ($41.65 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $85,490: half of the 170 people in this job in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 17% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($104,999).

$86,640average per year

$41.65 / hourMedian $85,490Take-home ≈ $69,781

  • $57K10th
  • $67K25th
  • $85KMedian
  • $101K75th
  • $126K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

170people in this job
-17%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 7Tennessee metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Network and Computer Systems Administrators pay range in Kingsport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $57,210 a year or less, while the top 10% make $125,530 or more. The middle half of network and computer systems administrators in Kingsport earn between $66,920 and $101,420.

  • $57K10th
  • $67K25th
  • $85KMedian
  • $101K75th
  • $126K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$86,640$7,220$41.65
Median$85,490$7,124$41.10
Entry level (25th percentile)$66,920$5,577$32.17
Experienced (75th percentile)$101,420$8,452$48.76

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

Network and Computer Systems Administrators salary after taxes in Kingsport

On the average salary of $86,640, a single filer in Kingsport takes home about $69,781 a year, or $5,815 a month and $2,684 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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$69,781$5,815
Working in VA$65,614$5,468

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 network and computer systems administrators? 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 $86,640 buys what about $100,223 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Kingsport ($45,240). A typical home costs $246,242, or 2.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Network and Computer Systems Administrators salary in other Tennessee cities

Kingsport ranks 6th of 7 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Nashville pays the most ($97,070).

All Network and Computer Systems Administrators salaries in Tennessee

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($136,400).

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Network and Computer Systems Administrators salary in Kingsport: questions

How much do network and computer systems administrators make an hour in Kingsport?

$41.65 an hour on average, and $41.10 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level network and computer systems administrators salary in Kingsport?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $57,210 a year and the 25th percentile is $66,920, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the network and computer systems administrators take-home pay in Kingsport?

About $69,781 a year ($5,815 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $86,640. Tennessee has no state income tax.

Do network and computer systems administrators earn more in Kingsport than elsewhere?

The average here is 17% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($104,999).

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 15-1244; area Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (28700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • 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 0.71, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.71).

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