SOC 11-3012 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Administrative Services Managers make in Chattanooga, TN-GA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Administrative Services Managers in Chattanooga, TN-GA is $130,540. The 10th percentile is $73,520 and the 90th percentile is $201,030. Employment is 670.

Median annual wage

$130,540

10th percentile
$73,520
25th percentile
$96,810
Median
$130,540
75th percentile
$160,250
90th percentile
$201,030
Mean
$131,340

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Administrative Services Managers, the published 10th percentile is $73,520 and the 90th percentile is $201,030. The difference is $127,510, which is 97.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $96,810 to the 75th at $160,250, covers $63,440.

The mean annual wage is $131,340, which sits above the median of $130,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chattanooga, TN-GA median is 14.4% higher than the national median of $114,130 for Administrative Services Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $142,723, which is 25.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.5% higher than the Tennessee median of $127,410.

Chattanooga, TN-GA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Tennessee, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Chattanooga, TN-GA is 91.464, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $130,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Administrative Services Managers at $142,723 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

23 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Administrative Services Managers. Chattanooga, TN-GA ranks 3rd of 24 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Dalton, GA is 33 miles away, with a median of $107,200 and employment of 110. That median is 17.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,318, against $142,723 here.
  • Cleveland, TN is 40 miles away, with a median of $96,140 and employment of 80. That median is 26.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,151, against $142,723 here.
  • Rome, GA is 55 miles away, with a median of $126,130 and employment of 70. That median is 3.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $139,894, against $142,723 here.

Employment share

Administrative Services Managers accounts for 0.25% of wage-and-salary employment in Chattanooga, TN-GA (670 of 268,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (263,960 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.47 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Chattanooga, TN-GA · Administrative Services Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Administrative Services Managers make in Chattanooga, TN-GA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Administrative Services Managers in Chattanooga, TN-GA is $130,540. The 10th percentile is $73,520 and the 90th percentile is $201,030. Employment is 670.

How does that compare with the national median for Administrative Services Managers?

The local median is 14.4% higher than the national median of $114,130.

What is Administrative Services Managers pay in Chattanooga, TN-GA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Chattanooga, TN-GA is 91.464, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $130,540 is $142,723. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Chattanooga, TN-GA compare with nearby metros for Administrative Services Managers?

Dalton, GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 33 miles away, at $107,200. Chattanooga, TN-GA ranks 3rd of 24 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.