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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Chattanooga, TN

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Chattanooga, TN-GA earns $37,830 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,715 a month.

10th percentile
$30,880
25th percentile
$35,180
Median percentile
$37,830
75th percentile
$40,300
90th percentile
$47,350

Based on 7,730 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$32,576 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,830
Federal income tax−$2,360
Social Security + Medicare−$2,894
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,715
Every two weeks$1,253

Does it go far here?

$41,361Median pay in Chattanooga, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.5 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,163 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Chattanooga, TN

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$152,980
Financial Managers$151,530
Lawyers$147,640
Pharmacists$132,240
Administrative Services Managers$130,540
Industrial Production Managers$121,670
Sales Managers$118,720
Nurse Practitioners$116,480

All laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee