How much do Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA?

Percentile spread

For Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $36,390 and the 90th percentile is $87,190. The difference is $50,800, which is 111.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $38,480 to the 75th at $64,050, covers $25,570.

The mean annual wage is $53,750, which sits above the median of $45,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA median is 29.7% lower than the national median of $64,950 for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,807, which is 18.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.3% lower than the Tennessee median of $57,270.

Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Tennessee, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is 86.447, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $52,807 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians. Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA ranks 19th of 20 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Johnson City, TN is 24 miles away, with a median of $56,220 and employment of 40. That median is 23.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,939, against $52,807 here.
• Asheville, NC is 69 miles away, with a median of $61,430 and employment of 150. That median is 34.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,654, against $52,807 here.
• Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 77 miles away, with a median of $57,990 and employment of 30. That median is 27% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,536, against $52,807 here.

Employment share

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (80 of 119,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (68,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.52 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.