How much do Sheet Metal Workers make in Memphis, TN-MS-AR?

Percentile spread

For Sheet Metal Workers, the published 10th percentile is $39,580 and the 90th percentile is $81,850. The difference is $42,270, which is 69.5% 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 $46,990 to the 75th at $72,710, covers $25,720.

The mean annual wage is $60,700, which sits below the median of $60,780. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Memphis, TN-MS-AR median is 1.7% lower than the national median of $61,800 for Sheet Metal Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,937, which is 6.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.7% higher than the Tennessee median of $59,170.

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 $60,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sheet Metal Workers at $65,937 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sheet Metal Workers. Memphis, TN-MS-AR ranks 4th of 13 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 $43,260 and employment of 60. That median is 28.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,375, against $65,937 here.
• Jackson, TN is 74 miles away, with a median of $63,300 and employment of 40. That median is 4.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,016, against $65,937 here.
• Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 147 miles away, with a median of $46,850 and employment of 380. That median is 22.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,426, against $65,937 here.

Employment share

Sheet Metal Workers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Memphis, TN-MS-AR (310 of 611,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (119,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.66 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.