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
Electricians	$60,860	6,610	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$60,680	250	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$60,680	530	View salary detail
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$60,650	150	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$60,580	540	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$60,560	190	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$60,550	110	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$60,460	260	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$60,300	4,850	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$60,300	200	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$60,260	3,450	View salary detail
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$59,920	100	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$59,920	330	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$59,860	2,060	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$59,810	950	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$59,540	1,920	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$59,510	470	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$59,510	470	View salary detail
Range Managers	$59,510	470	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$59,490	330	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$59,490	330	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$59,490	330	View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators	$59,480	—	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$59,320	7,000	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$59,300	2,510	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$59,270	90	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$59,250	600	View salary detail
Embalmers	$58,900	40	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$58,780	110	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$58,720	570	View salary detail
Surveyors	$58,720	570	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$58,710	2,620	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$58,640	810	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$58,640	810	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$58,640	810	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$58,380	13,680	View salary detail
Millwrights	$58,280	1,280	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$58,200	40	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$58,180	1,690	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$58,180	200	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$58,010	1,030	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$57,980	300	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$57,910	1,770	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$57,800	350	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$57,780	390	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$57,780	390	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$57,780	390	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$57,780	390	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$57,760	4,460	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$57,610	230	View 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.