What jobs pay in Mississippi

$50,810avg. a year, all jobs
$24.43 an hour · 1,163,030 employed

Average and median pay for 140 jobs in Mississippi, with pay by metro area. All figures are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

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Average annual pay, May 2025 (jobs on this site)

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Pay for 140 jobs in Mississippi

Sorted by number of jobs. Jobs with too few workers or too little survey data in Mississippi aren't listed.

JobAvg. payJobs
Retail Salespersons$31,15038,400
Fast Food and Counter Workers$23,88031,220
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,17030,750
Cashiers$26,20030,490
Registered Nurses$78,95029,060
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$55,91024,160
Stockers and Order Fillers$35,37023,420
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$25,38021,800
Customer Service Representatives$38,82020,860
Office Clerks, General$36,25017,600
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$43,87016,800
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$29,79015,940
Waiters and Waitresses$24,68015,190
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$39,59014,720
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,49014,550
Nursing Assistants$32,89014,200
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,89013,680
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$48,50013,020
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$44,48012,160
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$41,25011,330
Cooks, Fast Food$23,56011,170
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$52,30011,060
Cooks, Restaurant$29,77010,770
General and Operations Managers$129,91010,630
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$39,18010,480
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$53,69010,400
Security Guards$31,75010,160
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$51,4509,850
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$25,8309,750
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$42,8609,640
Construction Laborers$40,3108,800
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$25,8508,320
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$73,9808,230
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$47,0108,070
Food Preparation Workers$26,7507,870
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$45,6507,410
Accountants and Auditors$77,6807,350
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$72,4007,040
Light Truck Drivers$46,9407,030
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$68,0007,000
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$45,5406,970
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$73,4206,930
Receptionists and Information Clerks$32,1606,920
Electricians$58,0006,610
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$36,3906,470
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$52,9306,460
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$27,8506,420
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$52,9306,260
Childcare Workers$24,3105,420
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$62,9404,950
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$33,5204,940
Human Resources Specialists$68,3604,850
Nurse Practitioners$125,3404,690
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$61,5104,460
Project Management Specialists$89,9104,320
Medical and Health Services Managers$109,6804,280
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$50,0104,170
Highway Maintenance Workers$35,1404,160
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$84,1404,130
Pharmacy Technicians$41,3304,040
Correctional Officers and Jailers$40,5504,040
Computer User Support Specialists$56,8703,830
Bus Drivers, School$32,7703,790
Tellers$36,8403,750
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$58,2203,730
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,5003,600
Helpers--Production Workers$35,8903,540
Packers and Packagers, Hand$32,1603,490
Financial Managers$128,3803,470
Loan Officers$73,4803,450
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$56,6903,360
Medical Assistants$36,2403,340
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$47,7503,310
Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,5903,290
Insurance Sales Agents$67,7903,210
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$87,0003,170
Management Analysts$80,1903,160
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$56,6703,140
Lawyers$108,9303,100
Dental Assistants$42,9103,080
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$54,5803,070
Pharmacists$130,3203,050
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$26,6403,050
Billing and Posting Clerks$42,7703,040
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$37,7603,030
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$42,0502,950
Carpenters$49,2802,950
Parts Salespersons$38,3902,940
Firefighters$37,2302,920
Dishwashers$25,3802,880
Training and Development Specialists$61,6902,820
Counter and Rental Clerks$39,2602,820
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$29,6902,790
Bartenders$36,5102,770
Gambling Dealers$39,7502,730
Production Workers, All Other$43,0902,710
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$53,0202,700
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$23,5102,660
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$61,8202,620
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$57,3802,620
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$24,4802,620
Driver/Sales Workers$37,2002,550
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$53,2902,530
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$59,0902,510
Psychiatric Aides$31,3102,490
Industrial Engineers$96,2702,450
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$96,4802,410
Upholsterers$43,3402,410
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$24,0502,400
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$25,6102,390
Medical Records Specialists$44,3802,310
Industrial Production Managers$125,4902,290
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$71,5802,290
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$49,5002,270
Sewing Machine Operators$36,7802,270
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$76,6702,240
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$116,6802,230
Recreation Workers$29,1702,220
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$35,3202,200
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$52,1302,090
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$42,0902,070
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$64,3302,060
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$56,5502,030
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$54,5802,010
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$48,5002,000
Computer Systems Analysts$99,2501,990
Physical Therapists$96,8501,980
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$42,3001,970
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$59,1701,950
Food Service Managers$64,4401,920
Machinists$55,6001,920
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$39,5701,910
Animal Caretakers$28,2701,900
Healthcare Social Workers$60,3001,890
Cooks, Short Order$27,1401,890
Software Developers$99,8401,880
Sales Managers$129,8301,870
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$26,9701,860
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$79,7101,860
Instructional Coordinators$65,1001,840
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.