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What jobs pay in Memphis

$60,240avg. a year, all jobs
$28.96 an hour · 611,670 employed

Average and median pay for 34 common jobs in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

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Pay for 34 jobs in Memphis

Sorted by number of jobs. We list the jobs with the most workers in this metro area.

JobAvg. payJobs
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$41,13037,750
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$66,50019,460
Retail Salespersons$35,14017,050
Fast Food and Counter Workers$27,98015,320
Registered Nurses$87,37013,760
Stockers and Order Fillers$39,36012,200
Cashiers$29,20010,840
General and Operations Managers$132,4409,730
Customer Service Representatives$45,0509,360
Office Clerks, General$41,3109,060
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$74,4008,710
Security Guards$36,5708,450
Light Truck Drivers$59,1408,190
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,3008,070
Waiters and Waitresses$28,1208,060
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$44,8107,950
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$46,0307,370
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$32,1107,280
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$43,2907,180
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,4906,320
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$51,0806,250
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,2405,500
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$68,6205,470
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$59,9405,410
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$44,4405,350
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$40,0505,120
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$53,5005,050
Nursing Assistants$38,5204,930
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,2804,860
Cooks, Restaurant$35,5004,800
Accountants and Auditors$82,5204,390
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$73,8504,290
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$31,7404,280
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$32,2204,100
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Metro area: Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 32820). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.