Physician salary in Kingsport, TN

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bristol, Abingdon.

Median salary$166,400
Middle 50%$160k–$231.4k
vs. national median−33%comparison median $247,000
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $124,000 and $387,800.
PercentileSalary
10th$140,000
25th$160,000
50th (median)$166,400
75th$231,379
90th$275,000

Cost of living

Kingsport's median Physician salary of $166,400 is worth about $192,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Kingsport = 86.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Kingsport, TN area earned a median of $124,130 in May 2025 (140 employed). The H-1B median here is $166,400, 34% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Wellmont Medical Associatestoo few6
Medical Education Assistancetoo few5
InPatient Consultants of Tennessee, P.C.too few4
National Hospitalist Servicestoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 9
Mid-level · Level II $162,160 12
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$147,368$162,16012

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.