How much do Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators make in Chattanooga, TN-GA?

Percentile spread

For Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, the published 10th percentile is $24,290 and the 90th percentile is $72,880. The difference is $48,590, which is 107.2% 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 $34,240 to the 75th at $72,880, covers $38,640.

The mean annual wage is $47,840, which sits above the median of $45,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chattanooga, TN-GA median is 1.5% higher than the national median of $44,650 for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,560, which is 11% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.6% higher than the Tennessee median of $44,630.

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 $45,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators at $49,560 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

28 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Chattanooga, TN-GA ranks 9th of 29 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 $35,800 and employment of 770. That median is 21% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,847, against $49,560 here.
• Cleveland, TN is 40 miles away, with a median of $44,110 and employment of 1,100. That median is 2.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,079, against $49,560 here.
• Rome, GA is 55 miles away, with a median of $34,190 and employment of 890. That median is 24.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,921, against $49,560 here.

Employment share

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators accounts for 3.0% of wage-and-salary employment in Chattanooga, TN-GA (8,120 of 268,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.90% of employment (1,405,030 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.34 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.