The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $27,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $39,130 | 4.06% | 8.25% |
| 2021 | $37,540 | -2.32% | - |
| 2020 | $38,410 | 4.37% | - |
| 2019 | $36,730 | 1.12% | - |
| 2018 | $36,320 | 2.26% | - |
| 2017 | $35,500 | -3.07% | - |
| 2016 | $36,590 | 2.35% | - |
| 2015 | $35,730 | 1.32% | - |
| 2014 | $35,260 | -1.02% | - |
| 2013 | $35,620 | -0.79% | - |
| 2012 | $35,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,130 in Chattanooga is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Chattanooga is 12.9 percent (12.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin and 3.2 percent (3.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.