Chattanooga, TN-GA
Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS data · Tennessee statewide data
$49,290
Median Annual Wage
+22% since 2019
$51,335
Tennessee Median
-4% vs state
247,300
Total Workers
446
Occupations Tracked
Chattanooga, TN-GA is a Metropolitan Area with 446 tracked occupations and an estimated 247,300 total workers. Wages grew an average of 22.4% from 2019 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Computer and Mathematical Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetists | $197,370 |
| Chief Executives | $172,780 |
| Commercial Pilots | $153,600 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $152,800 |
| Natural Sciences Managers | $148,530 |
| Dentists, General | $147,590 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $145,720 |
| Nuclear Engineers | $138,050 |
| Administrative Services Managers | $131,150 |
| Financial Managers | $130,510 |
Job Market Trends
2019 → 2024
+22.4%
avg wage growth since 2019
+7.7%
employment change since 2019
Fastest Wage Growth
| Food Processing Workers, All Other Production Occupations |
+105.5%
$24,390 → $50,130
|
| Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+102.7%
$21,740 → $44,060
|
| First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers Protective Service Occupations |
+102.2%
$38,110 → $77,060
|
| Driver/Sales Workers Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
+82.2%
$21,080 → $38,410
|
| Sales and Related Workers, All Other Sales and Related Occupations |
+72.3%
$27,490 → $47,360
|
Most Jobs Added
| Marriage and Family Therapists Community and Social Service Occupations |
+600.0%
30 → 230
|
| Psychiatric Technicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
+500.0%
60 → 400
|
| Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+300.0%
140 → 560
|
| Interior Designers Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
+300.0%
30 → 120
|
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Production Occupations |
+300.0%
50 → 220
|
Wage Declines
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents Sales and Related Occupations |
-24.8%
$66,860 → $50,270
|
| Audio and Video Technicians Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
-23.2%
$56,850 → $43,660
|
| Environmental Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
-22.6%
$81,830 → $63,370
|
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
-22.6%
$34,670 → $26,820
|
| Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
-22.4%
$34,310 → $26,620
|
Wage Trends in Chattanooga, TN-GA
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $49,290 |
| 2023 | $47,070 |
| 2022 | $44,805 |
| 2021 | $45,805 |
| 2020 | $43,640 |
| 2019 | $40,530 |