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

Percentile spread

For Recreational Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $47,530 and the 90th percentile is $83,780. The difference is $36,250, which is 65.6% 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 $49,770 to the 75th at $68,520, covers $18,750.

The mean annual wage is $60,730, which sits above the median of $55,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Memphis, TN-MS-AR median is 10.8% lower than the national median of $61,960 for Recreational Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,959, which is 3.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.5% higher than the Tennessee median of $51,910.

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 $55,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Recreational Therapists at $59,959 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 Recreational Therapists. 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).).

• Jackson, MS is 179 miles away, with a median of $38,800 and employment of 60. That median is 29.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,572, against $59,959 here.
• Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 189 miles away, with a median of $53,400 and employment of 50. That median is 3.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,430, against $59,959 here.

Employment share

Recreational Therapists accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Memphis, TN-MS-AR (40 of 611,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (14,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.68 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.