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Highest Paying Jobs in Mississippi

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Mississippi, among 16 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in Mississippi
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1General and Operations Managers$103,76618,620
2Registered Nurses$78,68540,640
3First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$63,66720,120
4Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,33439,800
5Light Truck Drivers$43,77214,020
6Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$42,79914,240
7Customer Service Representatives$39,73823,340
8Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,05659,140
9Office Clerks, General$36,15523,220
10Stockers and Order Fillers$34,94731,680
11Security Guards$32,15617,260
12Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$29,93121,510
13Retail Salespersons$29,65450,140
14Cashiers$26,05638,570
15Fast Food and Counter Workers$24,21243,210
16Waiters and Waitresses$22,26821,610

Highest-paying jobs in Mississippi

This ranking covers 16 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in Mississippi. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. General and Operations Managers comes first at $103,766 a year; number 16 on the list, Waiters and Waitresses, averages $22,268.

Each occupation links to its Mississippi page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.