How much do First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives make in Chattanooga, TN-GA?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives, the published 10th percentile is $51,090 and the 90th percentile is $112,630. The difference is $61,540, which is 82.2% 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 $61,660 to the 75th at $75,960, covers $14,300.

The mean annual wage is $77,010, which sits above the median of $74,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chattanooga, TN-GA median is 29.4% lower than the national median of $106,040 for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $81,846, which is 22.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.1% higher than the Tennessee median of $74,770.

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 $74,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives at $81,846 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. Chattanooga, TN-GA ranks 16th of 27 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 $80,760 and employment of 60. That median is 7.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,889, against $81,846 here.
• Rome, GA is 55 miles away, with a median of $60,950 and employment of 50. That median is 18.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,601, against $81,846 here.
• Huntsville, AL is 80 miles away, with a median of $99,090 and employment of 120. That median is 32.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,466, against $81,846 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Chattanooga, TN-GA (410 of 268,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (154,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.53 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.