How much do Architects, Except Landscape and Naval make in Jackson, TN?

Percentile spread

For Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, the published 10th percentile is $64,990 and the 90th percentile is $144,250. The difference is $79,260, which is 97.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $71,200 to the 75th at $94,380, covers $23,180.

The mean annual wage is $89,220, which sits above the median of $81,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jackson, TN median is 17.9% lower than the national median of $99,280 for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval. In 2024 national prices the local median is $95,309, which is 4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.3% lower than the Tennessee median of $94,030.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jackson, TN is 85.522, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $81,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Architects, Except Landscape and Naval at $95,309 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval. Jackson, TN ranks 7th of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 74 miles away, with a median of $93,970 and employment of 330. That median is 15.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,943, against $95,309 here.
• Clarksville, TN-KY is 96 miles away, with a median of $93,900 and employment of 40. That median is 15.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,247, against $95,309 here.
• Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 123 miles away, with a median of $100,050 and employment of 1,270. That median is 22.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,853, against $95,309 here.

Employment share

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Jackson, TN (30 of 84,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (106,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.52 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.