SOC 29-1221 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Pediatricians, General make in Chattanooga, TN-GA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pediatricians, General in Chattanooga, TN-GA is $163,320. The 10th percentile is $127,580 and the 90th percentile is $226,980. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$163,320
- 10th percentile
- $127,580
- 25th percentile
- $163,320
- Median
- $163,320
- 75th percentile
- $163,320
- 90th percentile
- $226,980
- Mean
- $179,190
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Pediatricians, General, the published 10th percentile is $127,580 and the 90th percentile is $226,980. The difference is $99,400, which is 60.9% 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 $163,320 to the 75th at $163,320, covers $0.
The mean annual wage is $179,190, which sits above the median of $163,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Chattanooga, TN-GA median is 22.2% lower than the national median of $210,040 for Pediatricians, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $178,562, which is 15% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 7.3% lower than the Tennessee median of $176,210.
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 $163,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pediatricians, General at $178,562 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pediatricians, General. Chattanooga, TN-GA ranks 7th of 9 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 $164,720. That median is 0.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $177,943, against $178,562 here.
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 105 miles away, with a median of $176,210 and employment of 400. That median is 7.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $182,908, against $178,562 here.
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 106 miles away, with a median of $149,990. That median is 8.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $149,903, against $178,562 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Chattanooga, TN-GA · Pediatricians, General by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Pediatricians, General make in Chattanooga, TN-GA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pediatricians, General in Chattanooga, TN-GA is $163,320. The 10th percentile is $127,580 and the 90th percentile is $226,980.
How does that compare with the national median for Pediatricians, General?
The local median is 22.2% lower than the national median of $210,040.
What is Pediatricians, General pay in Chattanooga, TN-GA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Chattanooga, TN-GA is 91.464, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $163,320 is $178,562. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Chattanooga, TN-GA compare with nearby metros for Pediatricians, General?
Knoxville, TN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 97 miles away, at $164,720. Chattanooga, TN-GA ranks 7th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.