2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays
Memphis
Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. 21 published occupation pages; regional price parity 92.2 (US = 100).
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · 21 occupations
Table 1 — By occupation
What Memphis pays
Median annual pay for every published occupation in the metro, exactly as released.
| Occupation | Median | Employment |
|---|
| General and Operations Managers | $102,510 | 9,730 |
| Registered Nurses | $81,500 | 13,760 |
| Accountants and Auditors | $76,960 | 4,390 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $71,310 | 8,710 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | $63,070 | 19,460 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $48,400 | 6,320 |
| Light Truck Drivers | $48,350 | 8,190 |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | $48,140 | 6,250 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $45,960 | 5,500 |
| Customer Service Representatives | $44,090 | 9,360 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $39,940 | 7,180 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | $39,510 | 37,750 |
| Office Clerks, General | $38,610 | 9,060 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | $37,280 | 12,200 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $36,340 | 4,800 |
| Security Guards | $35,100 | 8,450 |
| Retail Salespersons | $32,580 | 17,050 |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | $32,580 | 8,070 |
| Cashiers | $29,160 | 10,840 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $27,490 | 15,320 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $24,550 | 8,060 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Medians are reported exactly as released. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.