SOC 23-2099 · Legal Occupations · May 2025
How much do Legal Support Workers, All Other 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 Legal Support Workers, All Other in Memphis, TN-MS-AR is $59,880. The 10th percentile is $43,690 and the 90th percentile is $170,550. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$59,880
- 10th percentile
- $43,690
- 25th percentile
- $58,280
- Median
- $59,880
- 75th percentile
- $79,410
- 90th percentile
- $170,550
- Mean
- $78,270
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Legal Support Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $43,690 and the 90th percentile is $170,550. The difference is $126,860, which is 211.9% 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 $58,280 to the 75th at $79,410, covers $21,130.
The mean annual wage is $78,270, which sits above the median of $59,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Memphis, TN-MS-AR median is 17% lower than the national median of $72,110 for Legal Support Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,961, which is 9.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 2.2% higher than the Tennessee median of $58,610.
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 $59,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Legal Support Workers, All Other at $64,961 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 Legal Support Workers, All Other. Memphis, TN-MS-AR ranks 2nd 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).).
- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 147 miles away, with a median of $46,380 and employment of 170. That median is 22.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,900, against $64,961 here.
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 189 miles away, with a median of $62,700. That median is 4.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,083, against $64,961 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Memphis, TN-MS-AR · Legal Support Workers, All Other 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 Legal Support Workers, All Other make in Memphis, TN-MS-AR?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Legal Support Workers, All Other in Memphis, TN-MS-AR is $59,880. The 10th percentile is $43,690 and the 90th percentile is $170,550.
How does that compare with the national median for Legal Support Workers, All Other?
The local median is 17% lower than the national median of $72,110.
What is Legal Support Workers, All Other 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 $59,880 is $64,961. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Memphis, TN-MS-AR compare with nearby metros for Legal Support Workers, All Other?
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 147 miles away, at $46,380. Memphis, TN-MS-AR ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.