Marketing Managers salary in Chattanooga, TN
Median pay for marketing managers in Chattanooga, TN: $127,190/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $72,060 – $186,380 · about 490 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($127,800) by −$610 (+0%).
What it's really worth in Chattanooga
With Chattanooga's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $127,190 has the buying power of about $137,726 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $65,387 · median home $326,370 · median rent $1,530/mo.
How Chattanooga ranks for this job
On raw pay, Chattanooga, TN is 95th of the 183 metros we hold marketing managers wages for. Once Chattanooga's cost of living is applied, it ranks 69th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Chattanooga is one of the places where marketing managers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.
What that salary buys in Chattanooga
A median home in Chattanooga, TN costs $326,370 — about 2.6× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,530/mo works out at 14% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
Where marketing managers earn more
Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Chattanooga.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Chattanooga | Rent vs Chattanooga |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $217,300 | +71% | 2.4× |
| San Francisco, CA | $209,170 | +64% | 2.1× |
| Trenton, NJ | $202,000 | +59% | 1.7× |
| New York, NY | $176,530 | +39% | 2.3× |
Same job elsewhere in TN
| Metro | Median pay | vs Chattanooga | Rent vs Chattanooga |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN | $132,720 | +4% | 0.9× |
| Nashville, TN | $130,460 | +3% | 1.2× |
| Knoxville, TN | $128,020 | +1% | 1.2× |
| Kingsport, TN | $122,240 | −4% | 0.9× |
Staying in TN keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires marketing managers around Chattanooga
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee · Finance
- Unum Group · Finance
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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 183 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.