SOC 29-1229 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Physicians, All Other make in Chattanooga, TN-GA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physicians, All Other in Chattanooga, TN-GA is $429,900. The 10th percentile is $191,200 and the 90th percentile is $829,860. Employment is 330.

Median annual wage

$429,900

10th percentile
$191,200
25th percentile
$274,020
Median
$429,900
75th percentile
$508,560
90th percentile
$829,860
Mean
$431,890

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Physicians, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $191,200 and the 90th percentile is $829,860. The difference is $638,660, which is 148.6% 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 $274,020 to the 75th at $508,560, covers $234,540.

The mean annual wage is $431,890, which sits above the median of $429,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chattanooga, TN-GA median is 61.7% higher than the national median of $265,930 for Physicians, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $470,021, which is 76.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 42.7% higher than the Tennessee median of $301,290.

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 $429,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physicians, All Other at $470,021 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 Physicians, All Other. Chattanooga, TN-GA ranks 1st 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 $287,800 and employment of 50. That median is 33.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $320,333, against $470,021 here.
  • Cleveland, TN is 40 miles away, with a median of $221,420 and employment of 40. That median is 48.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $251,385, against $470,021 here.
  • Rome, GA is 55 miles away, with a median of $353,400 and employment of 80. That median is 17.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $391,965, against $470,021 here.

Employment share

Physicians, All Other accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Chattanooga, TN-GA (330 of 268,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.22% of employment (342,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.56 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Chattanooga, TN-GA · Physicians, All Other 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 Physicians, All Other make in Chattanooga, TN-GA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physicians, All Other in Chattanooga, TN-GA is $429,900. The 10th percentile is $191,200 and the 90th percentile is $829,860. Employment is 330.

How does that compare with the national median for Physicians, All Other?

The local median is 61.7% higher than the national median of $265,930.

What is Physicians, All Other 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 $429,900 is $470,021. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Chattanooga, TN-GA compare with nearby metros for Physicians, All Other?

Dalton, GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 33 miles away, at $287,800. Chattanooga, TN-GA ranks 1st of 29 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.