How much do Microbiologists make in Memphis, TN-MS-AR?

Percentile spread

For Microbiologists, the published 10th percentile is $50,690 and the 90th percentile is $143,220. The difference is $92,530, which is 80.6% 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 $74,600 to the 75th at $143,220, covers $68,620.

The mean annual wage is $112,180, which sits below the median of $114,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Memphis, TN-MS-AR median is 30.5% higher than the national median of $87,990 for Microbiologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $124,584, which is 41.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 47.9% higher than the Tennessee median of $77,630.

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 $114,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Microbiologists at $124,584 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 Microbiologists. 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).).

• Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 147 miles away, with a median of $51,520 and employment of 70. That median is 55.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,652, against $124,584 here.
• Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 189 miles away, with a median of $77,620 and employment of 100. That median is 32.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,570, against $124,584 here.

Employment share

Microbiologists accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Memphis, TN-MS-AR (70 of 611,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (18,940 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.94 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.