SOC 19-4071 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025
How much do Forest and Conservation Technicians make in Memphis, TN-MS-AR?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Forest and Conservation Technicians in Memphis, TN-MS-AR is $46,180. The 10th percentile is $40,310 and the 90th percentile is $73,190. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$46,180
- 10th percentile
- $40,310
- 25th percentile
- $42,140
- Median
- $46,180
- 75th percentile
- $61,940
- 90th percentile
- $73,190
- Mean
- $52,320
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Forest and Conservation Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $40,310 and the 90th percentile is $73,190. The difference is $32,880, which is 71.2% 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 $42,140 to the 75th at $61,940, covers $19,800.
The mean annual wage is $52,320, which sits above the median of $46,180. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Memphis, TN-MS-AR median is 15.4% lower than the national median of $54,560 for Forest and Conservation Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,098, which is 8.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 3.7% lower than the Tennessee median of $47,940.
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 $46,180 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Forest and Conservation Technicians at $50,098 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Forest and Conservation Technicians. Memphis, TN-MS-AR ranks 1st of 2 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).).
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 189 miles away, with a median of $45,340 and employment of 30. That median is 1.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,063, against $50,098 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Memphis, TN-MS-AR · Forest and Conservation Technicians by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Forest and Conservation Technicians make in Memphis, TN-MS-AR?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Forest and Conservation Technicians in Memphis, TN-MS-AR is $46,180. The 10th percentile is $40,310 and the 90th percentile is $73,190.
How does that compare with the national median for Forest and Conservation Technicians?
The local median is 15.4% lower than the national median of $54,560.
What is Forest and Conservation Technicians pay in Memphis, TN-MS-AR after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 92.179, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $46,180 is $50,098. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Memphis, TN-MS-AR compare with nearby metros for Forest and Conservation Technicians?
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 189 miles away, at $45,340. Memphis, TN-MS-AR ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.