High paying business and finance jobs in Memphis, TN-MS-AR

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Memphis, TN-MS-AR. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Memphis, TN-MS-AR run 7.8% below the national average (2024), so a Memphis, TN-MS-AR salary is worth about 1.08× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Memphis, TN-MS-AR · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$100,120
Bachelor's degree
$44,810 – $598,360790
2Management Analysts$94,980
Bachelor's degree
$59,470 – $161,9401,770
3Budget Analysts$93,450
Bachelor's degree
$66,900 – $135,410220
4Financial and Investment Analysts$91,180
Bachelor's degree
$50,660 – $194,000850
5Project Management Specialists$85,130
Bachelor's degree
$54,030 – $133,9602,960
6Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,450 – $106,330450
7Accountants and Auditors$76,960
Bachelor's degree
$49,580 – $122,8304,390
8Cost Estimators$76,660
Bachelor's degree
$50,160 – $122,900630
9Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$76,630
Bachelor's degree
$50,730 – $129,560410
10Financial Specialists, All Other$72,090
Bachelor's degree
$44,920 – $115,210490
11Compliance Officers$72,010
Bachelor's degree
$45,390 – $113,4201,300
12Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$71,600
Bachelor's degree
$38,810 – $124,2801,880
13Logisticians$71,230
Bachelor's degree
$42,730 – $134,1801,720
14Buyers and Purchasing Agents$69,430
Bachelor's degree
$45,740 – $108,7702,110
15Human Resources Specialists$69,150
Bachelor's degree
$45,640 – $109,7803,650
16Credit Analysts$66,890
Bachelor's degree
$48,430 – $134,010270
17Fundraisers$66,060
Bachelor's degree
$43,360 – $102,920420
18Loan Officers$63,250
Bachelor's degree
$38,210 – $131,380930
19Training and Development Specialists$62,250
Bachelor's degree
$38,950 – $106,6701,600
20Property Appraisers and Assessors$60,860
Bachelor's degree
$40,500 – $123,000240
21Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$54,500
Bachelor's degree
$38,740 – $87,080460
22Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$49,440
Bachelor's degree
$40,330 – $67,8101,370
23Tax Preparers$35,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$20,800 – $74,720230

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianMemphis, TN-MS-AR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$100,120	$44,810 – $598,360	790
2	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$94,980	$59,470 – $161,940	1,770
3	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$93,450	$66,900 – $135,410	220
4	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$91,180	$50,660 – $194,000	850
5	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$85,130	$54,030 – $133,960	2,960
6	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,850	$49,450 – $106,330	450
7	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$76,960	$49,580 – $122,830	4,390
8	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$76,660	$50,160 – $122,900	630
9	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$76,630	$50,730 – $129,560	410
10	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$72,090	$44,920 – $115,210	490
11	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$72,010	$45,390 – $113,420	1,300
12	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$71,600	$38,810 – $124,280	1,880
13	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$71,230	$42,730 – $134,180	1,720
14	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$69,430	$45,740 – $108,770	2,110
15	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$69,150	$45,640 – $109,780	3,650
16	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$66,890	$48,430 – $134,010	270
17	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$66,060	$43,360 – $102,920	420
18	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$63,250	$38,210 – $131,380	930
19	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$62,250	$38,950 – $106,670	1,600
20	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$60,860	$40,500 – $123,000	240
21	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$54,500	$38,740 – $87,080	460
22	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$49,440	$40,330 – $67,810	1,370
23	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,410	$20,800 – $74,720	230

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Memphis, TN-MS-AR. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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