Highest-paying business jobs in Chattanooga

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November 30, 2022
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Highest-paying business jobs in Chattanooga

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying business jobs in Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "business and financial operations occupations" were included. Keep reading to discover the highest paying business jobs in your city.

#24. Tax preparers

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $40,590
- #176 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,080
- Employment: 83,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($81,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,470)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($73,170)

#23. Meeting, convention, and event planners

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $45,700
- #250 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,850
- Employment: 98,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,140)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($79,790)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,740)

#22. Human resources specialists

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $54,480
- #457 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,180

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,720
- Employment: 740,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,590)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($95,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($91,400)

#21. Credit counselors

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $54,600
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,430
- Employment: 31,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($74,570)
--- Lincoln, NE ($69,990)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($66,410)

#20. Fundraisers

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $56,070
- #191 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,870
- Employment: 82,080
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,460)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,070)
--- Salinas, CA ($83,760)

#19. Financial risk specialists

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $56,850
- #112 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

National
- Annual mean salary: $110,610
- Employment: 54,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($146,590)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($141,890)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($141,590)

#18. Training and development specialists

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $57,990
- #296 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 600

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,620
- Employment: 336,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($111,580)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,720)
--- Decatur, AL ($94,650)

#17. Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $58,330
- #213 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,810
- Employment: 87,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,980)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($96,830)

#16. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $60,780
- #330 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 650

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,960
- Employment: 278,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,800)

#15. Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $62,690
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,200
- Employment: 52,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Stockton-Lodi, CA ($102,470)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($99,710)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,850)

#14. Cost estimators

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $63,280
- #344 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,740
- Employment: 208,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($104,660)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,550)

#13. Market research analysts and marketing specialists

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $65,930
- #160 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 770

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,080
- Employment: 727,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,370)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($99,510)

#12. Compliance officers

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $67,150
- #261 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 700

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,810
- Employment: 334,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,650)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,460)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($96,030)

#11. Logisticians

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $67,590
- #277 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,230
- Employment: 189,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($115,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,740)
--- Kokomo, IN ($101,310)

#10. Insurance underwriters

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $70,110
- #112 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 570

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,940
- Employment: 107,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($121,000)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($108,990)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,150)

#9. Accountants and auditors

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $70,510
- #318 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,510

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,980
- Employment: 1,318,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,830)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($109,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,540)

#8. Loan officers

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $70,580
- #316 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,570
- Employment: 340,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($111,830)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($106,290)
--- Wilmington, NC ($104,930)

#7. Labor relations specialists

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $71,830
- #93 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,070
- Employment: 63,810
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($104,620)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($98,470)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($97,520)

#6. Budget analysts

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $75,030
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $84,240
- Employment: 47,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($114,670)
--- Iowa City, IA ($108,870)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($106,380)

#5. Credit analysts

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $83,240
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $88,030
- Employment: 68,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($128,950)
--- Danbury, CT ($121,560)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($117,860)

#4. Financial and investment analysts

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $86,460
- #148 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,020
- Employment: 291,880
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($135,620)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($133,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,820)

#3. Project management specialists

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $89,210
- #163 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 760

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,420
- Employment: 743,860
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,950)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($130,250)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($125,330)

#2. Personal financial advisors

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $91,040
- #332 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,960
- Employment: 263,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($172,780)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,010)
--- East Stroudsburg, PA ($158,790)

#1. Management analysts

Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Annual mean salary: $93,680
- #123 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 940

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,530
- Employment: 768,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($135,020)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($127,320)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,250)

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