How much do Fundraisers make in Chattanooga, TN-GA?

Percentile spread

For Fundraisers, the published 10th percentile is $42,010 and the 90th percentile is $92,510. The difference is $50,500, which is 84.8% 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 $50,650 to the 75th at $76,610, covers $25,960.

The mean annual wage is $64,050, which sits above the median of $59,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chattanooga, TN-GA median is 17.9% lower than the national median of $72,550 for Fundraisers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,108, which is 10.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3% lower than the Tennessee median of $61,370.

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 $59,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fundraisers at $65,108 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Fundraisers. Chattanooga, TN-GA ranks 15th of 19 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).).

• Huntsville, AL is 80 miles away, with a median of $55,930 and employment of 100. That median is 6.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,093, against $65,108 here.
• Knoxville, TN is 97 miles away, with a median of $58,940 and employment of 250. That median is 1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,671, against $65,108 here.
• Gainesville, GA is 101 miles away, with a median of $67,750 and employment of 50. That median is 13.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,014, against $65,108 here.

Employment share

Fundraisers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Chattanooga, TN-GA (150 of 268,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (111,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.78 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.