Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Memphis, TN

672 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Memphis, TN for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$45,570	80	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$45,480	280	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$45,380	450	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,290	150	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$45,290	160	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$45,260	2,090	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$45,040	210	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$45,040	210	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$45,010	650	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$44,910	3,160	View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,860	50	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$44,810	3,940	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$44,780	90	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$44,630	630	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$44,620	590	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$44,610	70	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$44,540	7,950	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$44,470	—	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$44,470	890	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$44,320	640	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$44,110	580	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$44,090	9,360	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$44,040	1,100	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$44,030	120	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$43,830	—	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$43,820	450	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$43,740	210	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$43,460	60	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$43,450	500	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$43,310	220	View salary detail
File Clerks	$43,000	400	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,990	70	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,850	30	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$42,570	1,580	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$42,460	80	View salary detail
Correspondence Clerks	$42,380	30	View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$42,050	240	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$41,930	80	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$41,660	780	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$41,510	190	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$41,490	70	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$41,270	550	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$40,770	540	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$40,610	330	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$40,610	1,840	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$40,560	200	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$40,560	160	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$40,530	980	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$40,510	720	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$40,340	160	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.