Average Salary in Mississippi
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Mississippi. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$49,740Rank #51 of 51
- Median annual wage$39,070Rank #51 of 51
- Median household income$59,127ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity87.0US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$57,172Rank #51 at national prices
- Total employment1,159,710Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $49,740 is $10,670 (27.3 %) above the median of $39,070, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Mississippi are about 13.0 % below the national average (RPP 87.0, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Mississippi buys what $57,172 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Mississippi is $59,127 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Mississippi
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $127,530 |
| Civil Engineer | 17-2051 | $115,570 |
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $114,550 |
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $112,690 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $96,510 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $87,990 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $86,760 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $85,410 |
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