Pay and cost of living in Benton County, MS
Benton County, MS is part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR labor market, and this page summarizes 19 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $39,510 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is General and Operations Managers at $102,510, and the lowest is Waiters and Waitresses at $24,550.
A one-bedroom apartment in Benton County, MS has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $827 a month and a two-bedroom $905. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $16,730 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $37,332 a year, and every one of the 19 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Benton County, MS or against other counties.
Housing, taxes and commute in Benton County, MS
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Benton County, MS, set beside the Mississippi and national medians.
Median household income in Benton County, MS is $46,016, 18% below the Mississippi median of $56,447 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($9,924) equals 21.6% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $39,510, is 14% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Benton County, MS pay a median of $720 a year in real estate taxes, 41% below the Mississippi median of $1,215. With a median home value of $105,100, 38% below the Mississippi median of $169,800, the ratio of the two medians is 0.69% a year.
Renters in Benton County, MS pay a median gross rent of $731 a month in the Census survey, 23% below the Mississippi median of $954. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $827; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Benton County, MS who travel to a workplace spend an average of 34.1 minutes each way, 33% above the Mississippi average of 25.6. 1.9% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.