H-1B salaries in Memphis, TN

Based on 3,525 certified H-1B filings in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$96,387
Middle 50%$78k–$119.2k
vs. national median−21%comparison median $122,699
Filings3,525FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $50,000 and $295,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$64,938
25th$78,000
50th (median)$96,387
75th$119,205
90th$145,480

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $75,330 (2,034 filings) FY2021: median $77,792 (1,936 filings) FY2022: median $84,219 (2,004 filings) FY2023: median $85,342 (1,685 filings) FY2024: median $90,646 (1,935 filings) FY2025: median $95,680 (2,210 filings) FY2026: median $97,920 (1,315 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2,034 filings FY20 FY2021: 1,936 filings FY21 FY2022: 2,004 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,685 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,935 filings FY24 FY2025: 2,210 filings FY25 FY2026: 1,315 filings FY26 2,210
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$75,330$61,225$91,1402,034
FY2021$77,792$69,014$97,0001,936
FY2022$84,219$70,000$105,1652,004
FY2023$85,342$72,280$108,0001,685
FY2024$90,646$74,000$111,5711,935
FY2025$95,680$76,012$116,2372,210
FY2026$97,920$79,025$124,3001,315

Cost of living

Memphis's median H-1B salary of $96,387 is worth about $104,600 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,191Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,301Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)92.2Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$104,600Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesTN: none · MS: yes · AR: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$115,482841
Biochemist$72,530340
Systems Engineer / Architect$94,534326
Data Scientist$96,921306
QA Engineer$94,078141
Industrial Engineer$100,000129
Statistician$86,320119
Molecular and Cellular Biologist$86,32090
Physician$167,56088
Systems Analyst$90,00077
Programmer Analyst$95,90263
Economist$95,00061
High School Teacher$56,79757
IT Manager$149,85854
Medical School Professor$53,83046

By job title

Full Stack Developer$115.5k · 141 Systems Engineer$125k · 37 Solutions Architect$117.3k · 23 DevOps Engineer$94.6k · 19 Product Manager$101.9k · 17 Java Developer$96.7k · 14 SAP Consultant$88.3k · 12 Site Reliability Engineer$167.6k · 11 .NET Developer$97.7k · 10

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Memphis, TN. Figure: median salary · filings.