The highest paying job in Mississippi is Pediatricians, General, with a median salary of $236,860 per year. Below is the complete ranking of the top 25 careers in MS based on 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024
Ranked by median annual salary. Click any job to see the full salary breakdown including percentile data and state-by-state comparisons.
| Rank | Occupation | Median Salary | Mean Salary | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pediatricians, General | $236,860 | $281,750 | 60 |
| 2 | Family Medicine Physicians | $231,580 | $261,520 | 780 |
| 3 | Nurse Anesthetists | $197,490 | $205,890 | 270 |
| 4 | Psychiatrists | $195,210 | $204,490 | 100 |
| 5 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $136,010 | $135,210 | 880 |
| 6 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $132,630 | $152,440 | 2,110 |
| 7 | Pharmacist | $132,420 | $127,530 | 3,060 |
| 8 | Dentists, General | $128,570 | $143,020 | 830 |
| 9 | Chief Executives | $125,340 | $155,210 | 440 |
| 10 | Physicists | $120,640 | $132,230 | 70 |
| 11 | Nurse Practitioners | $119,290 | $122,930 | 4,170 |
| 12 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $117,350 | $126,210 | 1,780 |
| 13 | Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | $113,730 | $116,340 | 260 |
| 14 | Natural Sciences Managers | $113,730 | $117,320 | 190 |
| 15 | Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels | $112,670 | $120,580 | 530 |
| 16 | Purchasing Managers | $112,560 | $114,820 | 320 |
| 17 | Engineers, All Other | $112,100 | $103,110 | 560 |
| 18 | Psychologists, All Other | $111,430 | $104,180 | 60 |
| 19 | Industrial Production Managers | $109,990 | $121,270 | 1,910 |
| 20 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | $108,560 | $111,360 | 280 |
| 21 | Optometrists | $107,600 | $127,920 | 250 |
| 22 | Power Distributors and Dispatchers | $107,110 | $102,920 | 120 |
| 23 | Sales Manager | $106,290 | $128,330 | 1,720 |
| 24 | Financial Manager | $105,970 | $123,590 | 3,730 |
| 25 | Physical Scientists, All Other | $105,500 | $106,270 | 380 |
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The top-paying careers in Mississippi are concentrated in Healthcare Practitioners fields. The #1 job, Pediatricians, General, pays $179,119 more than the state average of $57,740 per year.
Among the top 25, the minimum median salary is $105,500, meaning all jobs on this list pay significantly above the national average.
See how Mississippi's top salaries compare to other states.
Rankings are based on median annual salary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2024 estimates. We use median rather than mean salary because it better represents typical earnings and is less affected by outliers.
Only occupations with state-level data published by BLS are included. Some specialized or rare occupations may not have data for every state. For full methodology details, see our Methodology page.