Dentists salary in Chattanooga, TN

Median pay for dentists in Chattanooga, TN: $187,290/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $93,000 – $239,200 · about 150 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($165,500) by +$21,790 (+13%).

What it's really worth in Chattanooga

With Chattanooga's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $187,290 has the buying power of about $202,805 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $65,387 · median home $326,370 · median rent $1,530/mo.

Full Chattanooga cost of living & taxes →

How Chattanooga ranks for this job

On raw pay, Chattanooga, TN is 33rd of the 171 metros we hold dentists wages for. Once Chattanooga's cost of living is applied, it ranks 25th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Chattanooga sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Chattanooga

A median home in Chattanooga, TN costs $326,370 — about 1.7× 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 10% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where dentists 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
Charlotte, NC	$239,200	+28%	1.1×
Salem, OR	$226,010	+21%	1.1×
Anchorage, AK	$225,170	+20%	1.2×
Phoenix, AZ	$219,600	+17%	1.1×

Same job elsewhere in TN

Metro	Median pay	vs Chattanooga	Rent vs Chattanooga
Memphis, TN	$168,630	−10%	0.9×
Kingsport, TN	$161,450	−14%	0.9×
Nashville, TN	$150,210	−20%	1.2×
Clarksville, TN	$125,660	−33%	0.9×

Staying in TN keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires dentists around Chattanooga

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Erlanger Health System · Healthcare

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