How much do Architectural and Civil Drafters make in Chattanooga, TN-GA?

Percentile spread

For Architectural and Civil Drafters, the published 10th percentile is $47,680 and the 90th percentile is $86,040. The difference is $38,360, which is 65.3% 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 $47,680 to the 75th at $72,310, covers $24,630.

The mean annual wage is $62,300, which sits above the median of $58,780. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chattanooga, TN-GA median is 11.1% lower than the national median of $66,150 for Architectural and Civil Drafters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,266, which is 2.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.1% lower than the Tennessee median of $69,220.

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 $58,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Architectural and Civil Drafters at $64,266 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

21 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Architectural and Civil Drafters. Chattanooga, TN-GA ranks 15th of 22 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 $79,410 and employment of 40. That median is 35.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,387, against $64,266 here.
• Huntsville, AL is 80 miles away, with a median of $60,170 and employment of 150. That median is 2.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,649, against $64,266 here.
• Knoxville, TN is 97 miles away, with a median of $72,180 and employment of 250. That median is 22.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,974, against $64,266 here.

Employment share

Architectural and Civil Drafters accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Chattanooga, TN-GA (190 of 268,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (103,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.06 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.