Elementary School Teachers salary in Kingsport, TN

Median pay for elementary school teachers in Kingsport, TN: $51,810/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $41,870 – $62,900 · about 1,100 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($62,430) by −$10,620 (-17%).

What it's really worth in Kingsport

With Kingsport's cost of living at 85 (US=100), that $51,810 has the buying power of about $60,962 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $53,644 · median home $246,242 · median rent $1,350/mo.

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How Kingsport ranks for this job

On raw pay, Kingsport, TN is 156th of the 187 metros we hold elementary school teachers wages for. Once Kingsport's cost of living is applied, it ranks 130th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Kingsport is one of the places where elementary school teachers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Kingsport

A median home in Kingsport, TN costs $246,242 — about 4.8× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,350/mo works out at 31% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where elementary school teachers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Kingsport.

Metro	Median pay	vs Kingsport	Rent vs Kingsport
Merced, CA	$105,090	+103%	1.5×
San Francisco, CA	$103,440	+100%	2.4×
Oxnard, CA	$103,350	+99%	2.2×
Modesto, CA	$101,210	+95%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in TN

Metro	Median pay	vs Kingsport	Rent vs Kingsport
Knoxville, TN	$58,550	+13%	1.3×
Chattanooga, TN	$55,780	+8%	1.1×
Memphis, TN	$55,180	+7%	1.1×
Nashville, TN	$52,580	+1%	1.3×

Staying in TN keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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