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Salaries in Mississippi: pay for 689 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Mississippi had a median pay of $40,120 a year ($19.29 an hour) in May 2025, with 1,163,030 jobs counted. That is 21% below the national median of $50,980.

Highest median pay in Mississippi

Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in Mississippi, A to Z

OccupationMedian a yearMedian an hourJobs
Accountants and Auditors$68,100$32.747,350
Actorsnot published$23.7180
Actuaries$106,210$51.0640
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$31,250$15.02430
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$66,310$31.88110
Administrative Services Managers$96,030$46.171,700
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$49,900$23.99240
Advertising Sales Agents$46,810$22.50490
Advertising and Promotions Managers$66,520$31.98100
Aerospace Engineers$109,200$52.5090
Agricultural Engineers$91,560$44.0240
Agricultural Equipment Operators$36,460$17.53280
Agricultural Inspectors$39,960$19.21190
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$69,930not published230
Agricultural Technicians$48,800$23.46190
Air Traffic Controllers$88,110$42.36160
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$74,880$36.001,360
Aircraft Service Attendants$36,710$17.65260
Airfield Operations Specialists$44,290$21.29not published
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$143,580not published360
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$25,170$12.10300
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$23,160$11.142,400
Animal Caretakers$26,970$12.971,900
Animal Control Workers$34,890$16.77160
Animal Trainers$35,130$16.8940
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$80,870$38.88330
Architectural and Civil Drafters$59,920$28.81330
Architectural and Engineering Managers$142,790$68.65860
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$77,930not published60
Art Directors$66,020$31.7490
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$60,580not published540
Athletic Trainers$58,180not published200
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$77,670not published120
Audio and Video Technicians$43,500$20.91200
Audiologists$80,740$38.82not published
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$41,920$20.15120
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$49,500$23.801,380
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$47,060$22.63210
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$37,820$18.187,410
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$30,810$14.81350
Avionics Technicians$65,830$31.65160
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$22,560$10.85220
Bailiffs$38,200$18.37180
Bakers$28,920$13.911,300
Barbers$38,480$18.50not published
Bartenders$28,320$13.622,770
Bill and Account Collectors$37,680$18.111,150
Billing and Posting Clerks$41,190$19.803,040
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$96,710$46.50not published
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$66,830not published580
Biological Scientists, All Other$91,170$43.83320
Biological Technicians$56,930$27.37330
Boilermakers$105,910$50.92280
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$42,840$20.6012,160
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$48,820$23.47160
Bridge and Lock Tenders$74,730$35.9350
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$34,040$16.37160
Broadcast Technicians$27,750$13.3460
Brokerage Clerks$58,200$27.9840
Budget Analysts$78,850$37.91390
Bus Drivers, School$30,640$14.733,790
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$38,570$18.54400
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$54,360$26.143,140
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,980$37.014,130
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$75,680not published530
Butchers and Meat Cutters$29,700$14.281,160
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$71,850$34.542,240
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$38,800$18.66580
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$49,920$24.0060
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$104,220$50.11570
Cardiologistsnot publishednot published50
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$38,000$18.27590
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$55,210not published270
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$50,670$24.361,030
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$57,910not published1,770
Cargo and Freight Agents$49,920$24.00260
Carpenters$48,650$23.392,950
Carpet Installers$36,590$17.59180
Cashiers$26,390$12.6930,490
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$43,980$21.14930
Chefs and Head Cooks$54,850$26.37840
Chemical Engineers$106,740$51.32150
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$64,360$30.94990
Chemical Plant and System Operators$71,080$34.17320
Chemical Technicians$54,580$26.24480
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$66,420not published130
Chemists$80,060$38.49200
Chief Executives$139,250$66.95310
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$46,530$22.373,310
Childcare Workers$22,050$10.605,420
Chiropractors$78,450$37.72130
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$46,430$22.32800
Civil Engineers$100,170$48.161,770
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$77,100$37.07not published
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$28,640$13.772,790
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$34,280$16.4890
Clergy$52,450$25.22250
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$50,640$24.353,070
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$76,000$36.54210
Coaches and Scoutsnot publishednot published1,770
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$53,170$25.562,010
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$35,730$17.18150
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$41,040$19.73260
Commercial Pilots$103,640not published240
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$61,290not published180
Community Health Workers$39,520$19.00410
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$44,340$21.321,040
Compensation and Benefits Managers$89,250$42.9170
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$51,670$24.84370
Compliance Officers$67,450$32.431,720
Computer Hardware Engineers$78,320$37.66150
Computer Network Architects$90,990$43.75not published
Computer Network Support Specialists$63,410$30.481,240
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$39,520$19.001,290
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$50,190$24.13140
Computer Occupations, All Other$86,940$41.801,450
Computer Programmers$85,120$40.921,170
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$75,520not published160
Computer Systems Analysts$86,280$41.481,990
Computer User Support Specialists$52,230$25.113,830
Computer and Information Research Scientists$109,050$52.43300
Computer and Information Systems Managers$124,280$59.751,710
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$42,920$20.64490
Concierges$35,360$17.00130
Conservation Scientists$59,510$28.61470
Construction Laborers$37,710$18.138,800
Construction Managers$99,520$47.851,640
Construction and Building Inspectors$50,250$24.16800
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$48,670$23.40170
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$38,320$18.42230
Cooks, All Other$33,410$16.06not published
Cooks, Fast Food$22,670$10.9011,170
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$27,390$13.176,420
Cooks, Restaurant$29,560$14.2110,770
Cooks, Short Order$28,180$13.551,890
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders$38,200$18.36360
Correctional Officers and Jailers$38,720$18.624,040
Cost Estimators$71,230$34.241,280
Counselors, All Other$54,090$26.0040
Counter and Rental Clerks$36,160$17.392,820
Couriers and Messengers$35,780$17.20590
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$67,300$32.3640
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$37,210$17.892,950
Crane and Tower Operators$61,260$29.45550
Credit Analysts$74,880$36.00280
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$39,040$18.7780
Credit Counselors$45,990$22.11210
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$78,520not published110
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,420$17.99170
Curators$40,600$19.5230
Customer Service Representatives$36,380$17.4920,860
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$37,280$17.9290
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$41,590$20.00710
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$40,650$19.551,700
Data Entry Keyers$34,540$16.61530
Data Scientists$69,490$33.41440
Database Administrators$87,790$42.21200
Database Architects$98,420$47.32100
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$28,470$13.69160
Dental Assistants$39,160$18.833,080
Dental Hygienists$67,280$32.351,140
Dental Laboratory Technicians$47,770$22.97140
Dentists, General$143,660$69.07740
Dermatologists$239,200 or more$115.00 or more70
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas$47,340$22.76200
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$58,640$28.19810
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$76,520$36.79700
Dietetic Technicians$28,690$13.79120
Dietitians and Nutritionists$63,700$30.63540
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$23,180$11.152,620
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$49,430$23.76120
Dishwashers$26,300$12.642,880
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$45,660$21.952,000
Drafters, All Other$67,730$32.5670
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,930$24.0050
Driver/Sales Workers$35,480$17.062,550
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$37,310$17.94110
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$60,680$29.17250
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$88,290not published70
Editors$54,380$26.14290
Education Administrators, All Other$83,890$40.33170
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$82,800not published3,170
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$86,590$41.632,230
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$61,860not published430
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$49,740$23.91580
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$46,450$22.33200
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$58,710$28.232,620
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$49,060$23.59170
Electrical Engineers$104,990$50.481,130
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$75,890$36.492,290
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$81,180$39.03650
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$58,780$28.26110
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$71,700$34.47500
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$94,970$45.66160
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$43,270$20.801,620
Electricians$60,860$29.266,610
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$71,420$34.3470
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$38,500$18.5190
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$112,400$54.04160
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$49,790not published11,060
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairersnot publishednot published80
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$36,840$17.711,760
Embalmers$58,900$28.3240
Emergency Management Directors$48,650$23.39230
Emergency Medical Technicians$36,630$17.611,390
Emergency Medicine Physicians$252,960$121.62450
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$46,610$22.41580
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$100,440not published330
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$79,350$38.15350
Engineers, All Other$111,030$53.38480
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$60,680not published530
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$67,670$32.5490
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$36,680$17.63100
Environmental Engineers$91,100$43.80260
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$76,210not publishednot published
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$35,010$16.83250
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$57,780$27.78390
Epidemiologists$56,930$27.3740
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$48,490$23.31290
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$55,670$26.771,240
Exercise Physiologists$43,060$20.7030
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$30,540$14.681,260
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$47,060$22.6340
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,220$21.26550
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,560$22.39660
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers$41,060$19.7430
Facilities Managers$93,640$45.02930
Fallers$54,110$26.01140
Family Medicine Physicians$235,630$113.29570
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$60,650not published150
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$49,030$23.57520
Farm and Home Management Educators$59,480$28.59not published
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$95,210$45.7780
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$30,250$14.55300
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$37,430$17.99290
Fast Food and Counter Workers$22,610$10.8731,220
Fence Erectors$38,700$18.61150
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$42,080$20.23180
File Clerks$31,260$15.03not published
Film and Video Editors$50,410$24.2350
Financial Clerks, All Other$31,750$15.27130
Financial Examiners$85,430$41.07420
Financial Managers$111,390$53.553,470
Financial Risk Specialists$96,100$46.20230
Financial Specialists, All Other$73,920$35.54400
Financial and Investment Analysts$79,580$38.26720
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$55,260$26.57140
Firefighters$35,880$17.252,920
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$66,910$32.177,040
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$56,470$27.15340
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$42,590$20.48590
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$60,890$29.27440
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$48,250$23.201,550
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$36,530$17.5610,480
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$58,010$27.891,030
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$42,230$20.301,550
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$47,130$22.66820
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$70,900$34.096,930
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$68,180$32.781,860
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$58,380$28.0713,680
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$37,910$18.23980
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$59,860$28.782,060
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$68,720$33.048,230
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$49,330$23.71130
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$45,760$22.0013,020
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$43,410$20.87670
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$59,290$28.514,950
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$49,240$23.67100
Floral Designers$29,370$14.12290
Food Batchmakers$36,530$17.56660
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$31,150$14.98110
Food Preparation Workers$26,240$12.617,870
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$30,600$14.71810
Food Processing Workers, All Other$38,150$18.34590
Food Science Technicians$51,460$24.7450
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$27,250$13.101,860
Food Service Managers$59,540$28.621,920
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$37,030$17.8060
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$54,670not published60
Forensic Science Technicians$52,850$25.41140
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists$31,720$15.25100
Forest and Conservation Technicians$52,420$25.20250
Foresters$71,280$34.27110
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,550$19.0270
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$39,560$19.0270
Fundraisers$57,610$27.70230
Fundraising Managers$82,620$39.7270
Funeral Attendants$30,530$14.68280
Funeral Home Managers$63,390$30.47140
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$44,370$21.33370
Furniture Finishers$38,430$18.48130
Gambling Cage Workers$30,890$14.85450
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$30,160$14.50640
Gambling Dealers$28,250$13.582,730
Gambling Managers$97,170$46.72160
Gambling Service Workers, All Other$48,100$23.13150
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$35,360$17.00240
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$28,340$13.63110
Gas Plant Operators$81,600$39.23340
General Internal Medicine Physicians$325,610$156.55390
General and Operations Managers$106,680$51.2910,630
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$75,130not published50
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$112,400$54.04250
Glaziers$36,750$17.67820
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products$30,140$14.491,140
Graphic Designers$45,640$21.94830
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$40,280$19.3730
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,660$20.51430
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$31,420$15.1180
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$27,560$13.251,040
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$39,440$18.96250
Health Education Specialists$51,020$24.53410
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$47,000$22.60120
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$137,220not published1,890
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$39,010$18.752,070
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$87,180$41.91120
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Othernot publishednot published180
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$37,920$18.23230
Healthcare Social Workers$62,250$29.931,890
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$34,900$16.78520
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,630$22.4280
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$48,680$23.412,700
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,820$24.9224,160
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$38,300$18.41130
Helpers--Carpenters$35,360$17.00140
Helpers--Electricians$35,680$17.15930
Helpers--Extraction Workers$36,160$17.38not published
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$35,440$17.04960
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons$23,470$11.2860
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$37,440$18.00400
Helpers--Production Workers$33,880$16.293,540
Helpers--Roofers$31,090$14.95not published
Highway Maintenance Workers$35,120$16.894,160
Historians$46,010$22.1290
History Teachers, Postsecondary$63,450not published210
Home Appliance Repairers$35,890$17.25220
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$23,860$11.4721,800
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$21,990$10.572,660
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$27,300$13.123,050
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$44,780$21.531,010
Human Resources Managers$106,100$51.01720
Human Resources Specialists$60,300$28.994,850
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$50,180$24.13not published
Industrial Engineers$95,830$46.072,450
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$57,760$27.774,460
Industrial Production Managers$118,660$57.052,290
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$43,420$20.889,640
Information Security Analysts$87,690$42.16480
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$49,440$23.77730
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$40,670$19.556,970
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$44,370$21.33910
Instructional Coordinators$61,830$29.731,840
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$62,880$30.23290
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$50,180$24.13120
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage$71,550$34.40120
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$43,840$21.081,540
Insurance Sales Agents$47,930$23.043,210
Insurance Underwriters$59,250$28.49600
Interior Designers$43,740$21.03330
Interpreters and Translators$57,130$27.4780
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$35,110$16.882,200
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$28,380$13.6415,940
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$55,010$26.4540
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$49,960$24.02360
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$48,880not published1,350
Labor Relations Specialists$79,360$38.15200
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,400$17.5030,750
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$31,630$15.214,940
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$27,190$13.071,420
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$74,440not published40
Lawyers$91,690$44.083,100
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,140$21.70820
Legal Support Workers, All Other$55,930$26.89100
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$56,970$27.391,060
Library Assistants, Clerical$28,110$13.52440
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary$59,920not published100
Library Technicians$27,080$13.02270
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$50,220$24.149,850
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$59,490$28.60330
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$24,440$11.75330
Light Truck Drivers$38,140$18.347,030
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$39,120$18.811,770
Loan Officers$60,260$28.973,450
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$42,940$20.6480
Locomotive Engineers$96,710$46.50300
Lodging Managers$62,550$30.07290
Log Graders and Scalers$48,010$23.08130
Logging Equipment Operators$49,620$23.861,220
Logging Workers, All Other$37,370$17.97140
Logisticians$75,160$36.141,560
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$38,340$18.43670
Machinists$55,550$26.711,920
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$71,710$34.48250
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$25,360$12.198,320
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$34,350$16.52270
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$54,380$26.15450
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,350$21.3214,550
Management Analysts$69,390$33.363,160
Managers, All Other$101,570$48.83960
Manicurists and Pedicurists$37,300$17.94520
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects$97,060$46.6670
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$56,640$27.232,620
Marketing Managers$100,940$48.53770
Marriage and Family Therapists$51,440$24.73140
Massage Therapists$40,490$19.47230
Material Moving Workers, All Othernot publishednot published40
Materials Engineers$78,700$37.84100
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$61,760not published360
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$37,890$18.226,470
Mechanical Door Repairers$47,060$22.63150
Mechanical Drafters$60,460$29.07260
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$70,570$33.93220
Mechanical Engineers$98,000$47.121,570
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other$49,590$23.8470
Medical Appliance Technicians$45,100$21.69110
Medical Assistants$35,360$17.003,340
Medical Dosimetrists$115,490$55.5340
Medical Equipment Preparers$35,160$16.90350
Medical Equipment Repairers$40,710$19.57270
Medical Records Specialists$41,500$19.952,310
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$54,040$25.98440
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$36,290$17.45not published
Medical Transcriptionists$38,600$18.56300
Medical and Health Services Managers$98,160$47.194,280
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$44,680$21.48360
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$48,970$23.55920
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$33,040$15.881,760
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$39,610$19.04120
Meter Readers, Utilities$37,120$17.85600
Microbiologists$61,690$29.66not published
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$50,790not published6,260
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,100$18.80100
Millwrights$58,280$28.021,280
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$39,070$18.7916,800
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$36,260$17.4360
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,410$22.311,070
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$58,180$27.971,690
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$37,580$18.07210
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,730$19.10550
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$48,350$23.24320
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$46,500$22.36160
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$43,800$21.0660
Motorcycle Mechanics$45,710$21.98160
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$36,330$17.471,070
Music Directors and Composers$62,240$29.9240
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$23,980$11.53not published
Musicians and Singersnot publishednot published80
Natural Sciences Managers$119,430$57.42210
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$79,990$38.461,380
New Accounts Clerks$40,910$19.67160
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$45,240$21.75310
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$83,340$40.07160
Nurse Anesthetists$198,410$95.39480
Nurse Practitioners$124,730$59.964,690
Nursing Assistants$31,520$15.1514,200
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$75,060not published1,050
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$84,490$40.621,140
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$61,230$29.44360
Occupational Therapists$94,930$45.641,340
Occupational Therapy Aides$24,300$11.6850
Occupational Therapy Assistants$61,650$29.64420
Office Clerks, General$34,900$16.7817,600
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$34,640$16.6590
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$47,940$23.05300
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$47,410$22.794,170
Operations Research Analysts$92,310$44.38120
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$35,230$16.94220
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$36,220$17.41690
Opticians, Dispensing$36,680$17.63560
Optometrists$108,070$51.96240
Order Clerks$43,040$20.69470
Orderlies$29,790$14.32440
Orthodontistsnot publishednot published90
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$544,130$261.60not published
Orthotists and Prosthetists$80,500$38.7060
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$37,900$18.22150
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$37,720$18.143,030
Packers and Packagers, Hand$33,240$15.983,490
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$44,800$21.541,060
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$33,330$16.0370
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,380$22.78960
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$46,180$22.202,270
Paramedics$54,630$26.271,150
Parking Attendants$26,420$12.70320
Parking Enforcement Workers$27,550$13.2440
Parts Salespersons$35,000$16.832,940
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$37,030$17.80470
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$45,170$21.721,330
Pediatricians, General$183,650$88.2940
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$21,970$10.56160
Personal Financial Advisors$63,300$30.43790
Personal Service Managers, All Other$44,600$21.4460
Pest Control Workers$37,200$17.89960
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$35,770$17.20650
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$75,180$36.15860
Pharmacists$133,230$64.053,050
Pharmacy Aides$28,380$13.65660
Pharmacy Technicians$39,040$18.774,040
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$63,560not published90
Phlebotomists$36,290$17.451,200
Photographers$45,860$22.05190
Physical Scientists, All Other$108,890$52.35380
Physical Therapist Aides$27,370$13.16270
Physical Therapist Assistants$61,770$29.701,150
Physical Therapists$99,990$48.071,980
Physician Assistants$105,920$50.92320
Physicians, All Other$228,130$109.68not published
Physicians, Pathologists$261,570$125.7650
Physicists$129,970$62.4980
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$71,160not published100
Pipelayers$41,900$20.14320
Plant and System Operators, All Other$65,080$31.29140
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$52,090$25.0460
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$55,480$26.673,360
Podiatrists$164,410$79.0530
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$46,140$22.188,070
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$59,270not published90
Postal Service Clerks$61,050$29.35790
Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,470$27.633,290
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,800$27.79350
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$95,270$45.81190
Postsecondary Teachers, All Othernot publishednot published300
Pourers and Casters, Metal$43,370$20.8530
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$98,960$47.5890
Power Plant Operators$102,400$49.23450
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$70,260$33.7830
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,250$17.433,600
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$27,180$13.07400
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$91,850$44.16110
Printing Press Operators$38,400$18.46670
Private Detectives and Investigators$39,060$18.78330
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$34,110$16.40150
Procurement Clerks$46,270$22.25860
Producers and Directors$48,100$23.13390
Production Workers, All Other$38,570$18.542,710
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$51,080$24.562,030
Project Management Specialists$78,870$37.924,320
Property Appraisers and Assessors$54,530$26.22520
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$53,620$25.781,300
Protective Service Workers, All Other$49,800$23.94180
Psychiatric Aides$30,510$14.672,490
Psychiatric Technicians$35,320$16.98930
Psychiatrists$213,680$102.73110
Psychologists, All Other$103,380$49.7070
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$62,590not published260
Public Relations Managers$97,160$46.71170
Public Relations Specialists$59,810$28.75950
Public Safety Telecommunicators$34,510$16.591,430
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$61,670$29.6570
Purchasing Managers$122,940$59.11320
Radiation Therapists$88,100$42.3670
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$47,960$23.06not published
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$59,300$28.512,510
Radiologistsnot publishednot published100
Rail Car Repairers$47,480$22.83320
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operatorsnot publishednot published310
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$78,010$37.50440
Real Estate Brokers$41,690$20.0560
Real Estate Sales Agents$39,550$19.02670
Receptionists and Information Clerks$31,160$14.986,920
Recreation Workers$28,060$13.492,220
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$60,560not published190
Recreational Therapists$39,560$19.02140
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$46,400$22.31170
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$39,170$18.831,970
Registered Nurses$77,090$37.0629,060
Rehabilitation Counselors$41,500$19.95470
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$39,860$19.1640
Religious Workers, All Other$37,130$17.8590
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$37,730$18.14170
Residential Advisors$30,900$14.86660
Respiratory Therapists$63,270$30.421,670
Retail Salespersons$28,640$13.7738,400
Riggers$63,390$30.48320
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,320$18.90230
Roofers$44,940$21.61480
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$67,290$32.35130
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$49,240$23.67420
Sailors and Marine Oilers$50,390$24.22490
Sales Engineersnot publishednot published90
Sales Managers$108,750$52.281,870
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$48,440$23.293,730
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$59,320$28.527,000
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$74,990$36.05810
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$32,700$15.7280
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$36,960$17.771,910
School Bus Monitors$23,500$11.30540
School Psychologists$61,070$29.36not published
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$50,980not published10,400
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$37,340$17.9514,720
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$46,680$22.441,950
Security Guards$29,180$14.0310,160
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$47,160$22.67440
Self-Enrichment Teachers$38,770$18.64690
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$43,890$21.10100
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$38,870$18.69230
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$49,610$23.85250
Sewers, Handnot publishednot published100
Sewing Machine Operators$37,600$18.082,270
Sheet Metal Workers$49,500$23.801,260
Ship Engineers$98,380$47.30140
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$38,620$18.5711,330
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$26,340$12.6640
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$26,900$12.931,150
Skincare Specialists$41,160$19.79320
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$33,650$16.181,100
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$60,550not published110
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$85,550$41.13170
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$63,680not published200
Social Workers, All Other$91,560$44.02280
Social and Community Service Managers$67,330$32.371,120
Social and Human Service Assistants$31,200$15.00not published
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$70,860not published90
Software Developers$95,330$45.831,880
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$79,890$38.41350
Soil and Plant Scientists$72,690$34.95100
Special Education Teachers, All Other$46,700not published60
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$50,570not published2,530
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$50,750not published1,020
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$52,420not published110
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$51,970not published1,670
Speech-Language Pathologists$78,130$37.561,790
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$53,640$25.79200
Statisticians$64,670$31.0980
Stockers and Order Fillers$34,270$16.4723,420
Stonemasons$40,700$19.5760
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$50,690$24.37480
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$42,550$20.46700
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$46,990$22.592,090
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$22,340$10.742,390
Surgeons, All Other$180,420$86.74120
Surgical Assistants$50,810$24.43120
Surgical Technologists$49,810$23.951,110
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$47,320$22.75550
Surveyors$58,720$28.23570
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$30,520$14.68200
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$25,340$12.19160
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loadersnot publishednot published320
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$41,860$20.12710
Tax Preparers$50,670$24.36580
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$67,200not published530
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$25,840not published9,750
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondarynot publishednot published390
Technical Writers$65,220$31.3670
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,250$29.451,500
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$49,360$23.73700
Telemarketers$21,540$10.35370
Tellers$36,810$17.703,750
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders$43,640$20.9880
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,600$18.08400
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$35,370$17.00110
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,460$18.0180
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$31,530$15.1630
Therapists, All Other$44,280$21.29140
Tile and Stone Setters$39,130$18.8160
Tire Builders$53,050$25.51710
Tire Repairers and Changers$34,330$16.511,040
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$47,060$22.62150
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$55,510$26.6950
Tool and Die Makers$57,980$27.87300
Tour and Travel Guides$27,460$13.20150
Training and Development Managers$88,030$42.32200
Training and Development Specialists$53,680$25.812,820
Transportation Security Screeners$63,130$30.35170
Transportation Workers, All Other$36,510$17.5580
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$85,770$41.242,410
Travel Agents$49,050$23.58160
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$41,560$19.98260
Tutors$49,610$23.851,220
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials$27,060not published60
Upholsterers$44,930$21.602,410
Urban and Regional Planners$60,300$28.99200
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$21,570$10.37610
Veterinarians$105,370$50.66480
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$30,360$14.60560
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$36,380$17.49650
Waiters and Waitresses$21,370$10.2715,190
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$46,480$22.341,150
Web Developersnot publishednot published190
Web and Digital Interface Designers$48,550$23.34230
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$38,900$18.70780
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$51,100$24.576,460
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,390$17.98480
Wellhead Pumpers$62,560$30.0880
Wind Turbine Service Technicians$50,040$24.0630
Woodworkers, All Other$38,550$18.5450
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$42,090$20.24860
Writers and Authors$54,180$26.05130
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$88,710$42.65110

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Mississippi

By median pay, Mississippi is number 52 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $22,970 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $84,500. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $29,760 to $60,180. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $50,810, 27% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 1,163,030 jobs counted here are 0.7% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Mississippi are Office and Administrative Support (139,920 jobs, 12%), Transportation and Material Moving (122,270 jobs, 11%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (109,450 jobs, 10%) and Sales and Related (108,950 jobs, 10%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Upholsterers (16.0 times the national share), Psychiatric Aides (9.4 times the national share) and Logging Equipment Operators (7.8 times the national share). The table on this page lists 689 occupations; for 16 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 210 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 4 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 202 pay less and 4 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary ($137,220 here, $107,310 nationally), Tutors ($49,610 here, $43,350 nationally) and Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ($53,170 here, $48,250 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers ($48,250 here, $93,530 nationally), Substitute Teachers, Short-Term ($22,340 here, $41,670 nationally) and First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives ($59,860 here, $106,040 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Mississippi

What is the median salary in Mississippi?

The median pay of all employees in Mississippi was $40,120 a year ($19.29 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Mississippi?

Retail Salespersons, with 38,400 jobs and a median pay of $28,640 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Mississippi?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric ($544,130), General Internal Medicine Physicians ($325,610) and Physicians, Pathologists ($261,570). Occupations shown as "$239,200 or more" are paid above the highest value the Bureau reports.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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