Trucking pay in Chattanooga, TN-GA
In Chattanooga, TN-GA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $57,440 a year ($27.62 an hour), across 4,370 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 2.0% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
4,370 employed in Chattanooga, TN-GA, median $57,440 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,440 | $18.96 |
| 25th percentile | $47,420 | — |
| Median | $57,440 | $27.62 |
| 75th percentile | $64,230 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,730 | $35.93 |
| Mean | $56,740 | $27.28 |
Light truck drivers
3,500 employed in Chattanooga, TN-GA, median $49,990 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $29,450 | $14.16 |
| 25th percentile | $38,790 | — |
| Median | $49,990 | $24.03 |
| 75th percentile | $49,990 | — |
| 90th percentile | $54,060 | $25.99 |
| Mean | $46,680 | $22.44 |
Driver/sales workers
620 employed in Chattanooga, TN-GA, median $38,050 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $20,490 | $9.85 |
| 25th percentile | $23,900 | — |
| Median | $38,050 | $18.29 |
| 75th percentile | $43,910 | — |
| 90th percentile | $50,110 | $24.09 |
| Mean | $35,300 | $16.97 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,670 employed in Chattanooga, TN-GA, median $40,260 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,290 | $17.93 |
| 25th percentile | $38,150 | — |
| Median | $40,260 | $19.36 |
| 75th percentile | $42,530 | — |
| 90th percentile | $47,490 | $22.83 |
| Mean | $41,500 | $19.95 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
340 employed in Chattanooga, TN-GA, median $46,620 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,820 | $16.26 |
| 25th percentile | $37,540 | — |
| Median | $46,620 | $22.41 |
| 75th percentile | $53,510 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,110 | $30.34 |
| Mean | $47,430 | $22.80 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
1,250 employed in Chattanooga, TN-GA, median $62,270 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,360 | $20.37 |
| 25th percentile | $50,080 | — |
| Median | $62,270 | $29.94 |
| 75th percentile | $75,260 | — |
| 90th percentile | $92,500 | $44.47 |
| Mean | $64,430 | $30.98 |
How to read these figures
These are wages as reported by employers, not owner-operator revenue: they exclude what an owner-operator grosses and the costs that come out of it. A dash means the survey did not publish that figure for this area, which it withholds where publishing it would identify an employer.