Counter and Rental Clerks · SOC 41-2021
Counter and Rental Clerks Salary in the West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Counter and Rental Clerks in the West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $35,420 per year ($17.03 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $25,250 at the 10th percentile to $57,270 at the 90th. BLS estimates 210 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Counter and Rental Clerks in the West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area earn more than $35,420 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $29,560 and $43,070.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $25,250 | $29,560 | $35,420 | $43,070 | $57,270 |
| Hourly | $12.14 | $14.21 | $17.03 | $20.71 | $27.53 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$35,420 median for West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $29,560 to $43,070
- Tennesseestate$37,960 median for Tennessee; middle half earns $31,260 to $46,620
- United Statesnational$41,300 median for United States; middle half earns $35,630 to $50,190
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −7% vs Tennessee overall and −14% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Tennessee
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for counter and rental clerks, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- West Tennessee nonmetropolitan areathis page$35,420 median for West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $29,560 to $43,070
- $39,890 median for Nashville-Davidson metro area; middle half earns $35,530 to $48,180
- $37,850 median for Chattanooga metro area; middle half earns $30,560 to $45,490
- $37,440 median for Knoxville metro area; middle half earns $32,180 to $47,020
- $37,430 median for Memphis metro area; middle half earns $30,850 to $45,880
- $37,370 median for Johnson City metro area; middle half earns $29,710 to $46,260
- $37,360 median for Jackson metro area; middle half earns $31,130 to $44,840
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for counter and rental clerkss · Highest-paying occupations in West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.