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Average First-Line Supervisors Of Security Workers Salary in Chattanooga, TN-GA

First-Line Supervisors Of Security Workers in Chattanooga, TN-GA earn a median annual salary of $100,340, which is +79.4% compared to the national median. There are 180 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Chattanooga, TN-GA (metro area).

$100,340
Chattanooga, TN-GA median annual wage
$48/hour median
+79.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $55,940
180
Local employment
0.7 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.30
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$38,480
25th
$50,750
Median
$100,340
75th
$100,340
90th
$100,340

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Chattanooga, TN-GA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
91.5%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$109,704
Goods: 96.0%
Services: 74.2%
Rents: 76.5%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $89,610 Compare 40
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $85,540 Compare 30
Kennewick-Richland, WA $82,880 Compare 60
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $82,010 Compare 230
Rochester, MN $77,200 Compare 30
Anchorage, AK $73,500 Compare 100

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Chattanooga, TN-GA

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $610,080 1.35
Physicians, All Other $429,900 0.56
General Internal Medicine Physicians $291,200 0.70
Family Medicine Physicians $264,690 0.47
Chief Executives $209,990 1.25
Architectural And Engineering Managers $163,720 0.98
Pediatricians, General $163,320 N/A
Dentists, General $160,620 0.91

Chattanooga, TN-GA has salary data for 472 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for First-Line Supervisors Of Security Workers in Chattanooga, TN-GA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, First-Line Supervisors Of Security Workers are projected to change by +2.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 7,000 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.