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Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Mississippi

794 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Mississippi for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$45,76013,020View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics$45,710160View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$45,6602,000View salary detail
Graphic Designers$45,640830View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$45,240310View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$45,1701,330View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,140820View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians$45,100110View salary detail
Roofers$44,940480View salary detail
Upholsterers$44,9302,410View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$44,8001,060View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$44,7801,010View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$44,680360View salary detail
Personal Service Managers, All Other$44,60060View salary detail
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators$44,60060View salary detail
Spa Managers$44,60060View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians$44,370910View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$44,370910View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$44,370370View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,35014,550View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$44,3401,040View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists$44,290—View salary detail
Therapists, All Other$44,280140View salary detail
Music Therapists$44,280140View salary detail
Art Therapists$44,280140View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,220550View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$43,980930View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$43,890100View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$43,8401,540View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$43,80060View salary detail
Interior Designers$43,740330View salary detail
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders$43,64080View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians$43,500200View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$43,4209,640View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$43,410670View salary detail
Pourers and Casters, Metal$43,37030View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists$43,06030View salary detail
Order Clerks$43,040470View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$42,94080View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$42,920490View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$42,84012,160View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,660430View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$42,590590View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$42,550700View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$42,2301,550View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$42,090860View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$42,080180View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$41,920120View salary detail
Pipelayers$41,900320View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$41,860710View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.