SOC 43-4199 · Chattanooga, TN-GA metro

Information and Record Clerks, All Other Salary in Chattanooga, TN

The average salary for other information and record clerks in Chattanooga, Tennessee is $32,390 a year ($15.57 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $27,610: half of the 290 people in this job in the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 37% less than the U.S. average for this job ($51,490).

$32,390average per year

$15.57 / hourMedian $27,610Take-home ≈ $28,205

  • $21K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $28KMedian
  • $40K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

290people in this job
-37%vs U.S. average
#7 of 7Tennessee metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Information and Record Clerks, All Other pay range in Chattanooga

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,420 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,840 or more. The middle half of other information and record clerks in Chattanooga earn between $27,610 and $40,050.

  • $21K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $28KMedian
  • $40K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$32,390$2,699$15.57
Median$27,610$2,301$13.27
Entry level (25th percentile)$27,610$2,301$13.27
Experienced (75th percentile)$40,050$3,338$19.25

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Information and Record Clerks, All Other pay in Chattanooga vs. Tennessee and the U.S.

Other information and record clerks in Chattanooga earn 33% less than the Tennessee average ($48,510) and 37% less than the U.S. average ($51,490). At the median the gap is -44% against the U.S. median of $49,500.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Chattanooga$32,390$27,610$21,420$48,840290
Tennessee$48,510$46,450$36,680$63,4201,810
United States$51,490$49,500$33,870$71,420134,920

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Information and Record Clerks, All Other salary after taxes in Chattanooga

On the average salary of $32,390, a single filer in Chattanooga takes home about $28,205 a year, or $2,350 a month and $1,085 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% of gross pay.

The Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in TN$28,205$2,350
Working in GA$27,338$2,278

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Chattanooga a good place for other information and record clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Chattanooga area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.5), so the average $32,390 buys what about $35,413 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Chattanooga ($46,700). A typical home costs $326,370, or 10.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Information and Record Clerks, All Other salary in other Tennessee cities

Chattanooga ranks 7th of 7 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Clarksville pays the most ($53,830).

All Information and Record Clerks, All Other salaries in Tennessee

Highest-paying cities for other information and record clerks

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($73,280).

Information and Record Clerks, All Other salary by city

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Information and Record Clerks, All Other salary in Chattanooga: questions

How much do other information and record clerks make an hour in Chattanooga?

$15.57 an hour on average, and $13.27 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other information and record clerks salary in Chattanooga?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,420 a year and the 25th percentile is $27,610, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other information and record clerks take-home pay in Chattanooga?

About $28,205 a year ($2,350 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $32,390. Tennessee has no state income tax.

Do other information and record clerks earn more in Chattanooga than elsewhere?

The average here is 37% less than the U.S. average for this job ($51,490).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-4199; area Chattanooga, TN-GA (16860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.23, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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