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
Surgical Assistants	$50,810	120	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$50,790	6,260	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$50,750	1,020	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$50,690	480	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$50,670	580	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$50,670	1,030	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$50,410	50	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$50,390	490	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$50,250	800	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$50,250	800	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$50,220	9,850	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$50,190	140	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$50,180	—	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$50,180	120	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$50,180	—	View salary detail
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	$50,040	30	View salary detail
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$49,960	360	View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,930	50	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$49,920	260	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$49,920	260	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$49,920	60	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$49,900	240	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$49,810	1,110	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$49,800	180	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$49,800	180	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$49,790	11,060	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$49,740	580	View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators	$49,620	1,220	View salary detail
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$49,610	250	View salary detail
Tutors	$49,610	1,220	View salary detail
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	$49,590	70	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$49,500	1,380	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$49,500	1,260	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$49,440	730	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$49,430	120	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$49,360	700	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$49,330	130	View salary detail
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$49,240	420	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$49,240	100	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$49,060	170	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$49,050	160	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$49,030	520	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$48,970	920	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$48,880	1,350	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$48,820	160	View salary detail
Precision Agriculture Technicians	$48,800	190	View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians	$48,800	190	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$48,680	2,700	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$48,670	170	View salary detail
Carpenters	$48,650	2,950	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.