Salaries in Chattanooga, TN
187K residents · Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area
Chattanooga, TN is part of the Chattanooga, TN-GA metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Chattanooga, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.
Across all occupations, the median annual wage in Tennessee is $47,380. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.
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- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Chattanooga
Cardiologists$610,080Physicians, All Other$429,900General Internal Medicine Physicians$291,200Family Medicine Physicians$264,690Chief Executives$209,990Architectural and Engineering Managers$163,720Pediatricians, General$163,320Dentists, General$160,620Computer and Information Systems Managers$152,980Financial Managers$151,530Lawyers$147,640Nuclear Engineers$146,850
Most common jobs in Chattanooga
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$32,670
- Retail Salespersons$31,460
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$27,140
- General and Operations Managers$102,920
- Registered Nurses$79,770
- Cashiers$28,440
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,830
- Stockers and Order Fillers$34,410
- Customer Service Representatives$45,030
- Office Clerks, General$37,860
- Waiters and Waitresses$24,240
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$31,760