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

Percentile spread

For Production Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $32,700 and the 90th percentile is $57,370. The difference is $24,670, which is 57.2% 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 $36,760 to the 75th at $49,960, covers $13,200.

The mean annual wage is $43,920, which sits above the median of $43,160. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chattanooga, TN-GA median is 7.6% higher than the national median of $40,110 for Production Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,188, which is 17.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.6% higher than the Tennessee median of $40,130.

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 $43,160 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Production Workers, All Other at $47,188 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

20 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Production Workers, All Other. Chattanooga, TN-GA ranks 5th of 21 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 $38,240 and employment of 680. That median is 11.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,563, against $47,188 here.
• Cleveland, TN is 40 miles away, with a median of $38,010 and employment of 500. That median is 11.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,154, against $47,188 here.
• Rome, GA is 55 miles away, with a median of $38,120 and employment of 380. That median is 11.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,280, against $47,188 here.

Employment share

Production Workers, All Other accounts for 0.59% of wage-and-salary employment in Chattanooga, TN-GA (1,580 of 268,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (251,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.63 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.