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
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$57,470	3,290	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$57,130	80	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$56,970	1,060	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$56,930	330	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$56,930	40	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$56,640	2,620	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$56,640	2,620	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$56,470	340	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$55,930	100	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$55,670	1,240	View salary detail
Machinists	$55,550	1,920	View salary detail
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$55,510	50	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$55,480	3,360	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$55,480	3,360	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$55,260	140	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$55,210	270	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$55,010	40	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$55,010	40	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$54,850	840	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$54,670	60	View salary detail
Paramedics	$54,630	1,150	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$54,580	480	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$54,380	450	View salary detail
Editors	$54,380	290	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$54,360	3,140	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$54,180	130	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$54,180	130	View salary detail
Fallers	$54,110	140	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$54,090	40	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$54,040	440	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$53,680	2,820	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$53,640	200	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$53,620	1,300	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$53,170	2,010	View salary detail
Tire Builders	$53,050	710	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$52,850	140	View salary detail
Clergy	$52,450	250	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$52,420	250	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$52,420	110	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$52,230	3,830	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$52,090	60	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$51,970	1,670	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$51,820	24,160	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$51,670	370	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$51,460	50	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$51,440	140	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$51,100	6,460	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$51,080	2,030	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$51,020	410	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$50,980	10,400	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.