How much do Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other make in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA?

Percentile spread

For Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $35,340 and the 90th percentile is $67,550. The difference is $32,210, which is 69.9% 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 $37,410 to the 75th at $62,350, covers $24,940.

The mean annual wage is $50,290, which sits above the median of $46,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA median is 8.3% lower than the national median of $50,290 for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,339, which is 6.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.2% lower than the Tennessee median of $49,180.

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 $46,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other at $53,339 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

23 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other. Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA ranks 15th of 24 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 $57,970 and employment of 60. That median is 25.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,929, against $53,339 here.
• Asheville, NC is 69 miles away, with a median of $51,040 and employment of 230. That median is 10.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,888, against $53,339 here.
• Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 77 miles away, with a median of $44,970 and employment of 210. That median is 2.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,822, against $53,339 here.

Employment share

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (40 of 119,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (182,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.28 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.