Career/Technical Education Teacher, Secondary School Salary in Chattanooga, Tennessee

The annual salary statistics of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Chattanooga, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Chattanooga is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$46,370
25th Percentile Wage
$48,660
50th Percentile Wage
$57,300
75th Percentile Wage
$60,520
90th Percentile Wage
$72,180

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,370.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of career/technical education teachers, secondary school from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$57,300
-2.95% 1.12%
2021
$58,990
6.36% -
2020
$55,240
8.00% -
2019
$50,820
5.41% -
2018
$48,070
7.68% -
2017
$44,380
-22.42% -
2015
$54,330
19.14% -
2014
$43,930
-28.04% -
2013
$56,250
-0.73% -
2012
$56,660
- -

Table 2. Compare Career/Technical Education Teacher, Secondary School Salary in Chattanooga with Other Tennessee Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,300, Chattanooga is the second highest paying city for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Memphis (median annual salary of $61,760). Compared with Memphis, the median annual salary of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Chattanooga is 7.2 percent (7.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Memphis
$61,760
Chattanooga
$57,300
Cleveland
$57,190
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
$51,880
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$51,540
Johnson City
$51,110
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$49,390
Knoxville
$49,230
Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$49,210
Jackson
$48,850
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$48,550
Morristown
$44,650

See also: Top paying jobs in Chattanooga, Tennessee.