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.

Paramedics seated in an ambulance
Paramedics in an ambulance. Photograph by Jim Legans, Jr.. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

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.