Services indexed
9
Hourly range, avg
$38–$63/hr
Memphis median
$51/hr
Most affordable: Insulation · Premium: Accountant
Memphis indexes 9 services across 3 categories, with hourly rates spanning $27/hr (Insulation) to $98/hr (Accountant). The city median of $51/hr runs 40% below the national average across all indexed cities. Construction is the largest service block here (5 of 9 services).
Source: BLS OEWS May 2024 wage data adjusted for Memphis cost of living. Read the methodology.
Memphis handyman rates $36-$59/hr (avg $48). Neighborhood breakdown, TN $3K-$25K license rule, tornado-season spikes, and pre-war wood-rot pricing.
Read articleMemphis locksmith rates $32-$53/hr (avg $42). Midtown to Germantown, TN Locksmith Board licensing, rekey + Tesla key-fob costs, scam warnings.
Read articleMemphis plumber rates $43-$71/hr (avg $57). Neighborhood breakdown, TN Master Plumber licensing, MLGW lead service line program, slab leak costs.
Read articleMemphis flooring rates run $29-$49/hr (avg $39). Neighborhood breakdown, 1920s heart pine refinishing premiums, and Mid-South humidity factors.
Read articleMemphis home inspections run $325-$575 (avg $425) for 1,500-3,000 sq ft. TN license verification, termite WDIR, radon, and pre-war Midtown add-ons.
Read articleMemphis insulation rates $27-$46/hr (avg $36). Neighborhood breakdown, TN license rules, MLGW rebates, and Zone 4 R-38 attic pricing.
Read articleMemphis painter rates $31-$52/hr (avg $41). Midtown craftsman lead paint, humidity repaint cycle, cabinet refinishing in East Memphis, HOA color review.
Read articleMemphis roofer rates $34-$57/hr (avg $45). Neighborhood breakdown, hail-claim guide, TN license rules, and a storm-chaser warning.
Read articleAcross the 9 home and professional services we index in Memphis, the median consumer rate is $51/hr. Hourly rates span $38/hr at the affordable end to $63/hr at the premium end, depending on service type and contractor.
Accountant carries the highest typical rate in Memphis at $58.92–$98.2/hr. Premium professional and licensed services consistently command the highest rates across our index.
Insulation sits at the lower end of the Memphis index at $27.3–$45.5/hr. Routine maintenance and cleaning categories typically cluster at the bottom of any city's price spread.
Memphis is 40% below the national average of $86/hr across our 49-city corpus. Local wage data and cost of living drive most of this difference — see the geographic precision note for the underlying data.
Construction has the most indexed services in Memphis (5 guides), reflecting both local demand and the breadth of BLS wage data available for that segment.
Consumer-facing rates. We apply industry-standard 1.5–2.5× multipliers to BLS hourly wages to account for business overhead, insurance, licensing, employer costs, and profit margin. The full calculation is documented in the methodology.
Pricing reflects the BLS OEWS May 2024 release. The next refresh lands when May 2025 data is published in April 2026. Cadence is documented in the update schedule.
Data: BLS OEWS May 2024 · Methodology · Last refreshed January 2026