Worksite city · Chattanooga, TN-GA wage area
H-1B salaries in Chattanooga, TN
27% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 20% get a single lottery entry.
223certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$109,615median offer
27%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
59new-employment LCAs
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Wage levels for the top jobs here
same scale for every row · black mark: median offerunder Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $42k to $420k
Lottery entries
59 new-employment LCAs1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
Jobs and employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 53 | $110,600 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 19 | $111,720 |
| Industrial Engineers | 19 | $115,000 |
| Industrial Production Managers | 13 | $140,000 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 12 | $93,642 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 7 | $92,144 |
| Electrical Engineers | 7 | $100,589 |
| Physicians, All Other | 7 | $400,000 |
| Computer Network Support Specialists | 6 | $102,995 |
| Database Administrators | 6 | $111,603 |
| Data Scientists | 4 | $104,470 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 4 | $97,620 |
| Engineers, All Other | 4 | $108,977 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 4 | $90,000 |
| Computer Programmers | 3 | $121,800 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc. | 15 | $93,642 |
| The University of Tennessee | 15 | $75,000 |
| Gestamp Chattanooga, LLC | 11 | $126,000 |
| Accenture LLP | 10 | $115,250 |
| Erlanger Health | 10 | $420,338 |
| UNUM Group | 10 | $110,510 |
| HCL America, Inc. | 7 | $112,341 |
| Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. | 7 | $130,000 |
| Cigna-Evernorth Services Inc. | 6 | $132,440 |
| The Heil Co. | 6 | $101,255 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp | 5 | $68,682 |
| Gestamp Chattanooga II, LLC | 5 | $98,951 |
| Quinnox, Inc. | 5 | $113,450 |
| Arch Plastics Packaging, LLC | 4 | $71,718 |
| Astec, Inc. | 4 | $90,374 |
| Astec Industries, Inc. | 4 | $139,986 |
| CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc. | 4 | $116,971 |
| Kenco Management Services, LLC | 3 | $124,531 |
| Mesa Associates, Inc. | 3 | $88,130 |
| OPmobility Holding USA, Inc. | 3 | $122,596 |
| All other employers | 86 | – |