Electrician Salary in Chattanooga
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from IBEW Local 175, effective June 2024.
How to become an electrician →Figures come from public sources and may not match the current contract; confirm with the local before making decisions.
IBEW Local 175 is the union local for electricians in Chattanooga; its hall is on Volunteer Drive and its inside jurisdiction takes in the Tennessee and Georgia counties of the Chattanooga metro. Union apprentices train through the Chattanooga Electrical Apprenticeship and Training Center, next door to the hall, in a four-year inside wireman program. The same negotiated electrician rate applies in every county in the metro, on both sides of the state line.
- →Applicants need a qualifying aptitude score of 4 to reach the interview
IBEW Local 175 inside wireman Journey-Level Rate
Rate reflects the most recent available Davis-Bacon determination (effective June 2024). Contact the local directly for current negotiated scale.
Union scale reflects the IBEW Local 175 inside wireman journey-level rate from the applicable Davis-Bacon wage determination. The BLS area median reflects all electricians across all employment types and experience levels.
| Training Center | Chattanooga Electrical Apprenticeship and Training Center |
| Address | 3924 Volunteer Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37416 |
| Phone | (423) 894-9053 |
| Website | chattanoogaelectricaljatc.com |
| Minimum Score | 4 out of 9The test battery covers algebra and functions and reading comprehension. |
| Retake Policy | Applicants who do not reach a qualifying score must wait three months before retesting. |
Applying to IBEW Local 175?
Check with IBEW Local 175 for its current application requirements, including any aptitude test.
What to expect →All electricians, union and non-union, all experience levels
All electricians, union and non-union, all experience levels. Wage figures only, employer-paid benefits, pension contributions, and health and welfare are not included.
| Annual Median Wage | $72,330 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $66,050 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $34.77 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $31.76 |
| Total Employed | 1,760 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
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Up to six other metros in Tennessee, nearest first, then metros in other states within 300 miles. Journey-level rates are sourced from Davis-Bacon wage determinations, state prevailing wage determinations, or, where a local publishes one directly, its own collective bargaining agreement.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2111). How we build these figures →