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

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$86,590	2,230	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$86,280	1,990	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$86,280	1,990	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$85,770	2,410	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$85,770	2,410	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$85,550	170	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$85,550	170	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$85,430	420	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$85,120	1,170	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$84,490	1,140	View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other	$83,890	170	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$83,340	160	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$82,800	3,170	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$82,620	70	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$81,600	340	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$81,180	650	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$80,870	330	View salary detail
Audiologists	$80,740	—	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$80,500	60	View salary detail
Chemists	$80,060	200	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$79,990	1,380	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$79,890	350	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$79,580	720	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$79,360	200	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$79,350	350	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$79,350	350	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$79,350	350	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$78,870	4,320	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$78,850	390	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$78,700	100	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,520	110	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$78,450	130	View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers	$78,320	150	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$78,130	1,790	View salary detail
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$78,010	440	View salary detail
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,930	60	View salary detail
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,670	120	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$77,100	—	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$77,090	29,060	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$77,090	29,060	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$77,090	29,060	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$77,090	29,060	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$77,090	29,060	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$76,980	4,130	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$76,980	4,130	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$76,980	4,130	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$76,980	4,130	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$76,980	4,130	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$76,520	700	View salary detail
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,210	—	View salary detail

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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.