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.

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A nurse with a patient at a hospital centre in Birmingham. Wellcome Collection. Photograph by Wellcome Collection. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

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).).

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.