SOC 11-2022 · Management Occupations · May 2025
How much do Sales Managers make in Chattanooga, TN-GA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sales Managers in Chattanooga, TN-GA is $118,720. The 10th percentile is $62,300 and the 90th percentile is $216,820. Employment is 990.
Median annual wage
$118,720
- 10th percentile
- $62,300
- 25th percentile
- $81,870
- Median
- $118,720
- 75th percentile
- $165,220
- 90th percentile
- $216,820
- Mean
- $133,370
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Sales Managers, the published 10th percentile is $62,300 and the 90th percentile is $216,820. The difference is $154,520, which is 130.2% 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 $81,870 to the 75th at $165,220, covers $83,350.
The mean annual wage is $133,370, which sits above the median of $118,720. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Chattanooga, TN-GA median is 19.9% lower than the national median of $148,270 for Sales Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $129,800, which is 12.5% 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 $128,040.
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 $118,720 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sales Managers at $129,800 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 Sales Managers. Chattanooga, TN-GA ranks 22nd 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 $139,960 and employment of 180. That median is 17.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $155,781, against $129,800 here.
- Cleveland, TN is 40 miles away, with a median of $123,610 and employment of 130. That median is 4.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $140,338, against $129,800 here.
- Rome, GA is 55 miles away, with a median of $129,660 and employment of 140. That median is 9.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $143,809, against $129,800 here.
Employment share
Sales Managers accounts for 0.37% of wage-and-salary employment in Chattanooga, TN-GA (990 of 268,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.41% of employment (637,080 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.90 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 · Sales Managers 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 Sales Managers make in Chattanooga, TN-GA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sales Managers in Chattanooga, TN-GA is $118,720. The 10th percentile is $62,300 and the 90th percentile is $216,820. Employment is 990.
How does that compare with the national median for Sales Managers?
The local median is 19.9% lower than the national median of $148,270.
What is Sales Managers 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 $118,720 is $129,800. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Chattanooga, TN-GA compare with nearby metros for Sales Managers?
Dalton, GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 33 miles away, at $139,960. Chattanooga, TN-GA ranks 22nd of 29 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.