How much do Credit Counselors make in Chattanooga, TN-GA?

Percentile spread

For Credit Counselors, the published 10th percentile is $38,840 and the 90th percentile is $60,640. The difference is $21,800, which is 56.1% 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 $38,840 to the 75th at $38,840, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $45,250, which sits above the median of $38,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chattanooga, TN-GA median is 25.6% lower than the national median of $52,230 for Credit Counselors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,465, which is 18.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.3% higher than the Tennessee median of $38,730.

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 $38,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Credit Counselors at $42,465 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Credit Counselors. Chattanooga, TN-GA ranks 5th of 6 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).).

• Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 105 miles away, with a median of $58,480 and employment of 110. That median is 50.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,703, against $42,465 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 106 miles away, with a median of $64,080 and employment of 380. That median is 65% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,043, against $42,465 here.
• Birmingham, AL is 138 miles away, with a median of $45,760. That median is 17.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,932, against $42,465 here.