How much do Cooks, All Other make in Memphis, TN-MS-AR?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $33,050 and the 90th percentile is $38,950. The difference is $5,900, which is 15.1% 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 $37,910 to the 75th at $38,950, covers $1,040.

The mean annual wage is $37,720, which sits below the median of $38,950. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Memphis, TN-MS-AR median is 3.3% higher than the national median of $37,690 for Cooks, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,255, which is 12.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.9% higher than the Tennessee median of $36,440.

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 $38,950 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, All Other at $42,255 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, All Other. Memphis, TN-MS-AR ranks 1st of 3 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).).

• Clarksville, TN-KY is 169 miles away, with a median of $34,820 and employment of 40. That median is 10.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,286, against $42,255 here.
• Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 189 miles away, with a median of $33,220 and employment of 700. That median is 14.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,483, against $42,255 here.