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

Percentile spread

For Postsecondary Teachers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $46,420 and the 90th percentile is $128,340. The difference is $81,920, which is 136.1% 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 $51,740 to the 75th at $84,190, covers $32,450.

The mean annual wage is $76,580, which sits above the median of $60,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Chattanooga, TN-GA median is 22.5% lower than the national median of $77,640 for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,807, which is 15.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.3% lower than the Tennessee median of $76,480.

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 $60,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Postsecondary Teachers, All Other at $65,807 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other. Chattanooga, TN-GA ranks 11th of 13 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).).

• Rome, GA is 55 miles away, with a median of $77,670 and employment of 90. That median is 29% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,146, against $65,807 here.
• Knoxville, TN is 97 miles away, with a median of $78,020 and employment of 460. That median is 29.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,283, against $65,807 here.
• Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 105 miles away, with a median of $81,110 and employment of 790. That median is 34.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,193, against $65,807 here.

Employment share

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Chattanooga, TN-GA (50 of 268,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (149,840 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.19 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.