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All Occupations Salary Information in Jackson, Mississippi

The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Jackson, Mississippi are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of all occupations in Jackson is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of All Occupations in Jackson, Mississippi

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$71,050
75th Percentile Wage	$46,460
50th Percentile Wage	$30,100
25th Percentile Wage	$19,760
10th Percentile Wage	$17,130

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Jackson, Mississippi in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,130.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of All Occupations in Jackson, Mississippi

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$34.15
75th Percentile Wage	$22.34
50th Percentile Wage	$14.47
25th Percentile Wage	$9.50
10th Percentile Wage	$8.24

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Jackson, Mississippi. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $34.15. The median hourly salary is $14.47. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.24.

Table 3. Compare All Occupations Salary in Jackson with Other Mississippi Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,100, Jackson is the second highest paying city for all occupations in state of Mississippi, following the highest paying city Pascagoula (median annual salary of $35,450). Compared with Pascagoula, the median annual salary of all occupations in Jackson is 15.1 percent (15.1%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Pascagoula	$35,450
Jackson	$30,100
Gulfport-Biloxi	$28,940
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$27,500
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$27,370
Hattiesburg	$26,150
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$25,840
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$25,080

Table 4. Comparison of All Occupations Salary in Jackson, Mississippi, and the Nation

From Table 4, we note that the median annual salary of all occupations in Jackson is higher than that of state of Mississippi and lower than that of the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Jackson ($30,100) is 7.6 percent (7.6%) higher than that in Mississippi ($27,820) and 13.4 percent (13.4%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).

Region	Median annual Salary
USA	$34,750
Jackson	$30,100
Mississippi	$27,820