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

Percentile spread

For Nursing Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $31,660 and the 90th percentile is $44,540. The difference is $12,880, which is 33.9% 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 $36,400 to the 75th at $41,960, covers $5,560.

The mean annual wage is $38,520, which sits above the median of $38,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Memphis, TN-MS-AR median is 10.1% lower than the national median of $42,260 for Nursing Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,235, which is 2.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.1% higher than the Tennessee median of $37,990.

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 $38,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nursing Assistants at $41,235 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nursing Assistants. Memphis, TN-MS-AR ranks 2nd of 14 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).).

• Jonesboro, AR is 67 miles away, with a median of $35,210 and employment of 1,050. That median is 7.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,001, against $41,235 here.
• Jackson, TN is 74 miles away, with a median of $36,900 and employment of 1,080. That median is 2.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,147, against $41,235 here.
• Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL is 120 miles away, with a median of $31,940 and employment of 700. That median is 16% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,658, against $41,235 here.

Employment share

Nursing Assistants accounts for 0.81% of wage-and-salary employment in Memphis, TN-MS-AR (4,930 of 611,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.93% of employment (1,448,910 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.86 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.