SOC 49-9094 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025

How much do Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 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 Locksmiths and Safe Repairers in Memphis, TN-MS-AR is $48,430. The 10th percentile is $36,900 and the 90th percentile is $71,970. Employment is 80.

Median annual wage

$48,430

10th percentile
$36,900
25th percentile
$37,760
Median
$48,430
75th percentile
$68,300
90th percentile
$71,970
Mean
$53,340

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Locksmiths and Safe Repairers, the published 10th percentile is $36,900 and the 90th percentile is $71,970. The difference is $35,070, which is 72.4% 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 $37,760 to the 75th at $68,300, covers $30,540.

The mean annual wage is $53,340, which sits above the median of $48,430. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Memphis, TN-MS-AR median is 5.6% lower than the national median of $51,320 for Locksmiths and Safe Repairers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,539, which is 2.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.6% lower than the Tennessee median of $50,250.

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 $48,430 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Locksmiths and Safe Repairers at $52,539 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 Locksmiths and Safe Repairers. 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 $37,190 and employment of 40. That median is 23.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,616, against $52,539 here.
  • Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 189 miles away, with a median of $59,270 and employment of 110. That median is 22.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,523, against $52,539 here.

Employment share

Locksmiths and Safe Repairers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Memphis, TN-MS-AR (80 of 611,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (15,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.35 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Memphis, TN-MS-AR · Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 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 Locksmiths and Safe Repairers make in Memphis, TN-MS-AR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Locksmiths and Safe Repairers in Memphis, TN-MS-AR is $48,430. The 10th percentile is $36,900 and the 90th percentile is $71,970. Employment is 80.

How does that compare with the national median for Locksmiths and Safe Repairers?

The local median is 5.6% lower than the national median of $51,320.

What is Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 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 $48,430 is $52,539. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Memphis, TN-MS-AR compare with nearby metros for Locksmiths and Safe Repairers?

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 147 miles away, at $37,190. Memphis, TN-MS-AR ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.