The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of all occupations in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
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| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
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| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,170.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Hourly Salary |
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| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $30.91. The median hourly salary is $14.17. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.25.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,480 in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is in the middle of salary range for all occupations in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of all occupations in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Richmond and 8.2 percent (8.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
From Table 4, it is noted that the median annual salary of all occupations in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is lower than the salary statistics of both state of Virginia and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol ($29,480) is 19.5 percent (19.5%) lower than that in Virginia ($36,630) and 15.2 percent (15.2%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).
| Region | Median annual Salary |
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| Virginia | |
| USA | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol |