Job market report: Memphis, TN

Open jobs, pay and living costs in and around Memphis, from the listings JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. Data as of November 5, 2026.

At a glance

  • 147 open listings in Memphis; 190 jobs within 25 miles.
  • ▲ 29 new in the last 7 days; 5 today.
  • Typical listed pay: $103k a year ($111k at U.S.-average prices). Each employer counts once.
  • Living costs in TN: 7% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023 (U.S. average = 100)).
  • No WARN layoff notices placed within 50 miles.
Alabama: 359 jobsAlaska: 285 jobsArizona: 1,400 jobsColorado: 1,181 jobsFlorida: 1,500 jobsGeorgia: 1,160 jobsIndiana: 783 jobsKansas: 295 jobsMaine: 101 jobsMassachusetts: 1,406 jobsMinnesota: 645 jobsNew Jersey: 370 jobsNorth Carolina: 532 jobsNorth Dakota: 207 jobsOklahoma: 702 jobsPennsylvania: 601 jobsSouth Dakota: 215 jobsTexas: 3,664 jobsWyoming: 137 jobsConnecticut: 182 jobsMissouri: 914 jobsWest Virginia: 119 jobsIllinois: 1,499 jobsNew Mexico: 723 jobsArkansas: 205 jobsCalifornia: 7,726 jobsDelaware: 91 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 1,946 jobsHawaii: 342 jobsIowa: 168 jobsKentucky: 279 jobsMaryland: 700 jobsMichigan: 342 jobsMississippi: 173 jobsMontana: 197 jobsNew Hampshire: 80 jobsNew York: 3,724 jobsOhio: 636 jobsOregon: 584 jobsTennessee: 391 jobsUtah: 801 jobsVirginia: 1,155 jobsWashington: 2,845 jobsWisconsin: 226 jobsNebraska: 214 jobsSouth Carolina: 209 jobsIdaho: 219 jobsNevada: 274 jobsVermont: 66 jobsLouisiana: 638 jobsRhode Island: 54 jobsJonesboroCordovaGermantown Southaven, MS: 6 jobs, ▲ 2 new this week, 1 new todaySouthaven · 6West Memphis, AR: 19 jobs, ▲ 11 new this week, 1 new todayWest Memphis · 19Millington, TN: 18 jobs, median listed pay $67k a year, ▲ 3 new this week, 1 new todayMillington · 18 · $67kMemphis, TN: 147 jobs, median listed pay $103k a year, ▲ 29 new this week, 5 new todayMemphis · 147 · $103k You: Memphis, TN Dashed rings: 13 and 25 miles
Red pins: cities with jobs within 25 miles of Memphis; a bigger pin means more jobs.

Most common jobs in Memphis

  1. Engineer · 40 listings · typical $86k a year
  2. Manager · 22 listings · typical $142k a year
  3. IT and help desk · 15 listings · typical $103k a year
  4. Data and analytics · 13 listings · typical $161k a year
  5. Warehouse and logistics · 9 listings
  6. Mechanic and technician · 6 listings · typical $68k a year
  7. Software engineer · 4 listings
  8. Electrician · 4 listings · typical $86k a year
  9. Security · 3 listings · typical $51k a year

Employers hiring most

  1. SpaceX · 91 jobs
  2. U.S. Coast Guard · 14 jobs
  3. Veterans Health Administration · 12 jobs
  4. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · 8 jobs
  5. Internal Revenue Service · 3 jobs
  6. Carvana · 3 jobs
  7. Air National Guard Units · 2 jobs
  8. Gopuff · 2 jobs

Nearby cities

  • West Memphis, AR · 19 jobs · 12 mi
  • Forrest City, AR · 18 jobs · 48 mi
  • Millington, TN · 18 jobs · 11 mi
  • Southaven, MS · 6 jobs · 15 mi

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