Career Atlas USA

Chief Executives Salary in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Chief Executives in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is $189,410. BLS estimates approximately 100 people work in this occupation in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is 11.5% below the national median ($213,990).

Median salary
$189,410
Average salary
$240,250
Median hourly
$91.06
Employment
100

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$98,500$47.36
25th percentile$133,250$64.06
Median (50th)$189,410$91.06
75th percentile$273,740$131.61
90th percentile$436,550$209.88

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 4.9% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 8.8% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.831
Location quotient
0.63

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA’s regional price level is below the national average (index 86.447, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $219,105 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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