How much do Drafters, All Other make in Chattanooga, TN-GA?

Percentile spread

For Drafters, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $21,000 and the 90th percentile is $79,620. The difference is $58,620, which is 155.3% 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 $36,180 to the 75th at $65,370, covers $29,190.

The mean annual wage is $50,120, which sits above the median of $37,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chattanooga, TN-GA median is 40.6% lower than the national median of $63,520 for Drafters, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,273, which is 35% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

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 $37,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Drafters, All Other at $41,273 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Drafters, All Other. Chattanooga, TN-GA ranks 3rd of 4 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).).

• Knoxville, TN is 97 miles away, with a median of $34,620 and employment of 140. That median is 8.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,399, against $41,273 here.
• Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 105 miles away, with a median of $67,770 and employment of 50. That median is 79.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,346, against $41,273 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 106 miles away, with a median of $62,500 and employment of 380. That median is 65.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,464, against $41,273 here.

Employment share

Drafters, All Other accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Chattanooga, TN-GA (40 of 268,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (14,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.60 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.