What work pays in Mississippi

The 28 best-paid occupations with a published median here, alongside what that pay is worth once local prices and state income tax are taken into account.

Price level
87
national average = 100
Best-paid occupation
$228,130
Physicians, All Other
Occupations listed
28
with a published median
State income tax
4.4%
effective, on the figure above

Cost of living from BEA regional price parities for this state.

Best-paid work here

Occupations in Mississippi ranked by median annual pay
OccupationHourlyAnnualWorth locallyJobs
Physicians, All Other$109.68/hr$228,130$262,369Not published
Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryNot published$137,220$157,8141,890
Pharmacists$64.05/hr$133,230$153,2253,050
Nurse Practitioners$59.96/hr$124,730$143,4504,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$59.75/hr$124,280$142,9321,710
Industrial Production Managers$57.05/hr$118,660$136,4692,290
Financial Managers$53.55/hr$111,390$128,1083,470
Sales Managers$52.28/hr$108,750$125,0711,870
General and Operations Managers$51.29/hr$106,680$122,69110,630
Human Resources Managers$51.01/hr$106,100$122,024720
Managers, All Other$48.83/hr$101,570$116,814960
Marketing Managers$48.53/hr$100,940$116,089770
Civil Engineers$48.16/hr$100,170$115,2041,770
Physical Therapists$48.07/hr$99,990$114,9971,980
Construction Managers$47.85/hr$99,520$114,4561,640
Medical and Health Services Managers$47.19/hr$98,160$112,8924,280
Mechanical Engineers$47.12/hr$98,000$112,7081,570
Administrative Services Managers$46.17/hr$96,030$110,4421,700
Industrial Engineers$46.07/hr$95,830$110,2122,450
Software Developers$45.83/hr$95,330$109,6371,880
Lawyers$44.08/hr$91,690$105,4513,100
Computer Occupations, All Other$41.80/hr$86,940$99,9881,450
Computer Systems Analysts$41.48/hr$86,280$99,2291,990
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$41.24/hr$85,770$98,6422,410
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryNot published$82,800$95,2273,170
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$38.46/hr$79,990$91,9951,380
Financial and Investment Analysts$38.26/hr$79,580$91,523720
Project Management Specialists$37.92/hr$78,870$90,7074,320

Cities and metro areas in Mississippi

A state average hides a lot. Prices in Gulfport-Biloxi run 4% above Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, on the same state income tax.

Price level against a national average of 100, from BEA regional price parities.

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