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Mississippi employs 138,760 Office & Administrative Support professionals across 44 occupations. Explore salary ranges, top paying jobs, and career opportunities within the Office & Administrative Support industry.
The best-compensated occupations within Office & Administrative Support in Mississippi, based on median salary data.
Complete breakdown of all occupations in the Office & Administrative Support industry in Mississippi, sorted by median salary (highest to lowest). Click any job title for state-specific salary details.
| # | Job Title | Median Salary | Mean Salary | Employment | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Postal Service Clerks | $61,050 | $60,160 | 790 | $29/hr |
| 2 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $58,380 | $61,890 | 13,680 | $28/hr |
| 3 | Brokerage Clerks | $58,200 | $66,910 | 40 | $27/hr |
| 4 | Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | $57,800 | $58,480 | 350 | $27/hr |
| 5 | Postal Service Mail Carriers | $57,470 | $59,590 | 3,290 | $27/hr |
| 6 | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | $55,670 | $59,260 | 1,240 | $26/hr |
| 7 | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | $51,080 | $56,550 | 2,030 | $24/hr |
| 8 | Cargo and Freight Agents | $49,920 | $52,290 | 260 | $24/hr |
| 9 | Procurement Clerks | $46,270 | $47,400 | 860 | $22/hr |
| 10 | Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | $45,660 | $48,500 | 2,000 | $21/hr |
| 11 | Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | $45,170 | $47,680 | 1,330 | $21/hr |
| 12 | Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $45,140 | $45,300 | 820 | $21/hr |
| 13 | Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | $44,780 | $45,670 | 1,010 | $21/hr |
| 14 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | $43,840 | $46,290 | 1,540 | $21/hr |
| 15 | Order Clerks | $43,040 | $42,200 | 470 | $20/hr |
| 16 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $42,840 | $44,480 | 12,160 | $20/hr |
| 17 | Billing and Posting Clerks | $41,190 | $42,770 | 3,040 | $19/hr |
| 18 | New Accounts Clerks | $40,910 | $44,160 | 160 | $19/hr |
| 19 | Loan Interviewers and Clerks | $39,120 | $42,350 | 1,770 | $18/hr |
| 20 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | $39,040 | $45,380 | 80 | $18/hr |
| 21 | Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping | $38,900 | $41,680 | 780 | $18/hr |
| 22 | Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $38,620 | $41,250 | 11,330 | $18/hr |
| 23 | Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | $37,730 | $42,250 | 170 | $18/hr |
| 24 | Bill and Account Collectors | $37,680 | $40,570 | 1,150 | $18/hr |
| 25 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $37,340 | $39,590 | 14,720 | $17/hr |
| 26 | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | $37,210 | $42,050 | 2,950 | $17/hr |
| 27 | Meter Readers, Utilities | $37,120 | $40,580 | 600 | $17/hr |
| 28 | Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | $36,840 | $39,750 | 1,760 | $17/hr |
| 29 | Tellers | $36,810 | $36,840 | 3,750 | $17/hr |
| 30 | Customer Service Representatives | $36,380 | $38,820 | 20,860 | $17/hr |
| 31 | Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $36,290 | $38,510 | N/A | $17/hr |
| 32 | Couriers and Messengers | $35,780 | $35,040 | 590 | $17/hr |
| 33 | Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | $35,110 | $35,320 | 2,200 | $16/hr |
| 34 | Office Clerks, General | $34,900 | $36,250 | 17,600 | $16/hr |
| 35 | Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | $34,640 | $36,700 | 90 | $16/hr |
| 36 | Data Entry Keyers | $34,540 | $36,360 | 530 | $16/hr |
| 37 | Public Safety Telecommunicators | $34,510 | $36,530 | 1,430 | $16/hr |
| 38 | Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | $34,350 | $34,530 | 270 | $16/hr |
| 39 | File Clerks | $31,260 | $33,300 | N/A | $15/hr |
| 40 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | $31,160 | $32,160 | 6,920 | $14/hr |
| 41 | Gambling Cage Workers | $30,890 | $32,120 | 450 | $14/hr |
| 42 | Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | $30,520 | $31,080 | 200 | $14/hr |
| 43 | Library Assistants, Clerical | $28,110 | $27,550 | 440 | $13/hr |
| 44 | Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | $27,300 | $26,640 | 3,050 | $13/hr |
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Mississippi has 44 Office & Administrative Support occupations with 138,760 total employed workers (2025 BLS data).
The highest-paying Office & Administrative Support occupation in Mississippi is Postal Service Clerks with a median salary of $61,050/year.
The average median salary across 44 Office & Administrative Support occupations in Mississippi is $40,922/year.
Salaries in Office & Administrative Support in Mississippi range from $18,120 (entry-level) to $109,630 (senior) across all occupations.
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes organize jobs into groups. Office & Administrative Support occupations use SOC prefix 43. Data comes from BLS OEWS.
Data: BLS OEWS 2025. Salary figures represent May 2025 compensation for occupations classified under SOC code 43* in Mississippi. Percentile ranges (P10–P90) reflect the lowest and highest earning 10% of workers. Our Methodology · Data Sources