How much do Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters make in Memphis, TN-MS-AR?

Percentile spread

For Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters, the published 10th percentile is $32,390 and the 90th percentile is $62,400. The difference is $30,010, which is 68.2% 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 $37,310 to the 75th at $50,230, covers $12,920.

The mean annual wage is $46,580, which sits above the median of $44,030. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Memphis, TN-MS-AR median is 5.7% lower than the national median of $46,680 for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,766, which is 2.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.2% lower than the Tennessee median of $46,440.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Tennessee, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 92.179, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,030 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters at $47,766 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 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters. Memphis, TN-MS-AR ranks 5th 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).).

• Jonesboro, AR is 67 miles away, with a median of $66,860 and employment of 40. That median is 51.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,856, against $47,766 here.
• Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL is 120 miles away, with a median of $32,540 and employment of 50. That median is 26.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,365, against $47,766 here.
• Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 147 miles away, with a median of $47,270 and employment of 220. That median is 7.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,896, against $47,766 here.

Employment share

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Memphis, TN-MS-AR (120 of 611,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (77,170 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.40 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.