How much do Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic make in Chattanooga, TN-GA?

Percentile spread

For Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic, the published 10th percentile is $36,960 and the 90th percentile is $59,390. The difference is $22,430, which is 50.9% 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 $37,410 to the 75th at $49,920, covers $12,510.

The mean annual wage is $45,910, which sits above the median of $44,030. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chattanooga, TN-GA median is 4.6% lower than the national median of $46,170 for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,139, which is 4.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4% lower than the Tennessee median of $45,860.

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 $44,030 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic at $48,139 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic. Chattanooga, TN-GA ranks 7th of 8 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 $47,140 and employment of 360. That median is 7.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,932, against $48,139 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 106 miles away, with a median of $47,970 and employment of 400. That median is 8.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,942, against $48,139 here.
• Birmingham, AL is 138 miles away, with a median of $39,400 and employment of 200. That median is 10.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,992, against $48,139 here.

Employment share

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Chattanooga, TN-GA (50 of 268,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (33,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.87 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.