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title: "Average Salary in Jackson, MS"
description: "Mean $53,990, median $42,850 in the Jackson metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Jackson, MS

Jackson, MS metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $53,990, median $42,850 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 270,730 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $48,120.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $23,130 |
| 25th | $30,390 |
| 50th | $42,850 |
| 75th | $63,140 |
| 90th | $92,070 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 89.0 |
| Housing (rents) | 64.8 |
| Goods | 96.2 |
| Utilities | 78.1 |
| Other services | 96.1 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Family Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/family-medicine-physician): $239,010
- [Nurse Anesthetist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-anesthetist): $227,120
- [Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/health-specialties-teacher-postsecondary): $189,450
- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $184,270
- [Sales Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sales-manager): $150,280
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $142,730
- [Financial Advisor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-advisor): $141,690
- [Education Administrator, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/education-administrator-postsecondary): $141,400
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $139,340
- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager): $139,010

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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