Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Jackson, MS

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Jackson, MS, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Jackson, MS are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $186,810. The second highest-paying jobs are those of postsecondary health specialties teacher, with an average salary of $177,590.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Jackson, MS has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Jackson, MS in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Jackson, MS (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$186,810	$135,860	120
2	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$177,590	$65,650	940
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$175,650	$175,650	90
4	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$147,990	$31,050	40
5	General Dentists	$132,990	$85,290	120
6	Chief Executives	$129,330	$74,440	170
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$128,380	$77,260	200
8	Pharmacists	$126,690	$39,520	820
9	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$113,240	$40,710	30
10	Actuaries	$112,440	$69,900	40
11	Sales Managers	$109,920	$51,330	340
12	Database Architects	$109,870	$64,270	30
13	Nurse Practitioners	$108,920	$95,670	1,150
14	Industrial Production Managers	$107,700	$61,580	280
15	Commercial Pilots	$106,850	$52,300	70
16	Purchasing Managers	$106,790	$54,980	100
17	Optometrists	$106,330	$57,060	50
18	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$100,030	$63,670	450
19	Physical Therapists	$98,320	$73,890	460
20	Engineers, All Other	$97,880	$64,210	50
21	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$97,510	$68,410	40
22	Veterinarians	$96,840	$62,590	110
23	Financial Managers	$95,510	$52,220	1,020
24	Training and Development Managers	$95,470	$61,030	80
25	Computer Network Architects	$94,540	$52,540	110
26	Natural Sciences Managers	$94,370	$54,290	40
27	Occupational Therapists	$94,000	$63,560	320
28	Medical and Health Services Managers	$89,010	$61,390	1,310
29	Human Resources Managers	$87,360	$59,290	190
30	Marketing Managers	$85,450	$43,560	290
31	Electrical Engineers	$85,270	$53,610	200
32	Transportation Inspectors	$85,110	$58,140	60
33	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$84,970	$63,960	70
34	Civil Engineers	$84,570	$53,210	460
35	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$84,290	$42,390	590
36	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$84,020	$50,290	110
37	All Other Managers	$84,010	$39,300	270
38	Other Education Administrators	$83,990	$54,340	60
39	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$83,580	$35,490	180
40	Information Security Analysts	$83,430	$52,900	210
41	Orthotists and Prosthetists	$83,360	$48,080	30
42	Commercial and Industrial Designers	$82,580	$56,170	40
43	Mechanical Engineers	$82,490	$51,530	160
44	Industrial Engineers	$81,760	$64,940	440
45	Financial Risk Specialists	$81,720	$29,120	50
46	Operations Research Analysts	$81,610	$48,840	50
47	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$81,520	$68,720	100
48	Administrative Services Managers	$81,070	$52,220	1,180
49	Software Developers	$81,070	$55,020	670
50	Lawyers	$80,870	$32,010	1,480
51	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$80,310	$60,950	50
52	Personal Financial Advisors	$80,290	$38,930	410
53	Financial Examiners	$80,270	$47,560	120
54	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$80,030	$49,170	420
55	Database Administrators	$79,870	$52,000	80
56	Computer Occupations, All Other	$79,580	$31,410	200
57	Computer Programmers	$79,570	$50,940	160
58	Other Biological Scientists	$79,350	$32,550	40
59	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$79,090	$46,720	150
60	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$78,680	$45,720	40
61	Data Scientists	$78,360	$46,600	60
62	Speech-Language Pathologists	$78,040	$49,220	290
63	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$77,260	$62,360	560
64	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$76,640	$40,950	260
65	Project Management Specialists	$74,980	$41,980	600
66	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$74,910	$45,380	170
67	Chiropractors	$74,050	$24,150	40
68	Financial Analysts	$72,980	$49,080	140
69	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$69,380	$38,290	1,470
70	Other Social Workers	$68,410	$37,810	160
71	General and Operations Managers	$68,360	$35,620	5,990
72	Public Relations Managers	$67,880	$43,040	70
73	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$67,580	$49,980	660
74	Management Analysts	$67,500	$38,650	830
75	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$66,960	$50,610	170
76	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$66,900	$36,660	50
77	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$65,970	$48,170	100
78	Web Developers	$65,790	$39,830	50
79	Other Business Operations Specialists	$65,670	$40,020	1,000
80	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$65,270	$32,940	50
81	Postsecondary History Teachers	$65,260	$49,440	40
82	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$65,250	$40,980	410
83	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$65,220	$30,270	360
84	Surveyors	$65,170	$31,530	60
85	Postsecondary Education Teachers	$64,720	$39,270	80
86	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$64,390	$37,440	150
87	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$64,350	$33,910	110
88	Registered Nurses	$64,200	$50,940	8,700
89	Logisticians	$63,700	$44,830	160
90	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$63,350	$44,790	40
91	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$63,200	$38,720	120
92	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$63,190	$33,180	1,550
93	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$63,020	$53,160	70
94	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$62,780	$44,720	30
95	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$62,780	$51,630	50
96	Postsecondary Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers	$62,550	$33,950	30
97	Cost Estimators	$61,830	$38,540	240
98	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$61,810	$46,490	70
99	Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers	$61,810	$37,470	40
100	Respiratory Therapists	$61,360	$48,060	430

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Jackson, MS – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$171,400
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$165,900
3	Pharmacists	$126,950
4	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$126,130
5	Optometrists	$121,010
6	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$112,090
7	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$110,550
8	Chief Executives	$102,290
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,860
10	Nurse Practitioners	$101,840

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Jackson, MS – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$207,190
2	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$176,890
3	General Dentists	$151,630
4	Pharmacists	$124,290
5	Chief Executives	$121,630
6	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$116,850
7	Orthotists and Prosthetists	$115,560
8	Optometrists	$115,330
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$114,830
10	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$112,520

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Jackson, MS – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$176,700
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$164,420
3	General Dentists	$147,340
4	Pharmacists	$124,000
5	Chief Executives	$120,920
6	Chemical Engineers	$118,190
7	Optometrists	$112,030
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$111,790
9	Orthotists and Prosthetists	$109,940
10	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$107,610

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