SOC 15-2041 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Statisticians 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 Statisticians in Memphis, TN-MS-AR is $111,690. The 10th percentile is $65,000 and the 90th percentile is $171,480. Employment is 90.
Median annual wage
$111,690
- 10th percentile
- $65,000
- 25th percentile
- $77,340
- Median
- $111,690
- 75th percentile
- $145,200
- 90th percentile
- $171,480
- Mean
- $111,430
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Statisticians, the published 10th percentile is $65,000 and the 90th percentile is $171,480. The difference is $106,480, which is 95.3% 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 $77,340 to the 75th at $145,200, covers $67,860.
The mean annual wage is $111,430, which sits below the median of $111,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Memphis, TN-MS-AR median is 5.7% higher than the national median of $105,650 for Statisticians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $121,166, which is 14.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 13.7% higher than the Tennessee median of $98,230.
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 $111,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Statisticians at $121,166 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Statisticians. Memphis, TN-MS-AR ranks 1st of 4 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 $100,620 and employment of 110. That median is 9.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,596, against $121,166 here.
- Jackson, MS is 179 miles away, with a median of $63,980 and employment of 60. That median is 42.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,849, against $121,166 here.
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 189 miles away, with a median of $89,130 and employment of 320. That median is 20.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,518, against $121,166 here.
Employment share
Statisticians accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Memphis, TN-MS-AR (90 of 611,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (29,030 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.79 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 · Statisticians 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 Statisticians make in Memphis, TN-MS-AR?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Statisticians in Memphis, TN-MS-AR is $111,690. The 10th percentile is $65,000 and the 90th percentile is $171,480. Employment is 90.
How does that compare with the national median for Statisticians?
The local median is 5.7% higher than the national median of $105,650.
What is Statisticians 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 $111,690 is $121,166. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Memphis, TN-MS-AR compare with nearby metros for Statisticians?
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 147 miles away, at $100,620. Memphis, TN-MS-AR ranks 1st of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.