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
Interior Designers	$58,600	220	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$58,500	2,210	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$58,480	170	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$58,480	170	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$58,380	1,750	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$58,270	150	View salary detail
Midwives	$58,270	150	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$58,010	270	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$58,000	100	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$57,910	50	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$57,910	50	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$57,910	50	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$57,740	120	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$57,370	100	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$57,270	130	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$57,030	2,430	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$57,000	640	View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other	$56,870	440	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$56,850	1,120	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$56,780	1,740	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$56,780	60	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$56,780	300	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$56,620	440	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$56,430	120	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$56,430	120	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$56,430	120	View salary detail
Editors	$56,420	120	View salary detail
Curators	$56,410	40	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$56,390	200	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$56,320	160	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$56,090	1,810	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$55,930	1,670	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$55,930	1,670	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$55,890	170	View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$55,730	60	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$55,270	190	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$55,270	40	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$54,620	80	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$54,500	460	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$54,460	270	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$54,330	380	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$54,330	1,260	View salary detail
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$54,200	110	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$53,870	1,140	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$53,820	410	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$53,680	310	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$53,600	110	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$53,420	520	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$53,210	1,370	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$53,100	660	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.