Mechanical Engineers salary in Kingsport, TN

Median pay for mechanical engineers in Kingsport, TN: $101,380/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $76,320 – $134,750 · about 190 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($95,605) by +$5,775 (+6%).

What it's really worth in Kingsport

With Kingsport's cost of living at 85 (US=100), that $101,380 has the buying power of about $119,287 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 42nd of the 180 metros we hold mechanical engineers wages for. Once Kingsport's cost of living is applied, it ranks 10th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Kingsport is one of the places where mechanical engineers 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 2.4× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,350/mo works out at 16% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where mechanical engineers 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
San Jose, CA	$153,520	+51%	2.7×
San Francisco, CA	$136,970	+35%	2.4×
Albuquerque, NM	$133,660	+32%	1.1×
Tyler, TX	$130,720	+29%	1×

Same job elsewhere in TN

Metro	Median pay	vs Kingsport	Rent vs Kingsport
Clarksville, TN	$102,140	+1%	1×
Chattanooga, TN	$101,190	+0%	1.1×
Memphis, TN	$99,990	−1%	1.1×
Nashville, TN	$96,680	−5%	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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