SOC 45-2041 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products — Mississippi
Mississippi
The median wage for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products in Mississippi is $30,140 per year, 15.6% below the national median of $35,730.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to decline
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- -5.4%
- Openings per year
- 5,100
- Typical entry-level education
- No formal educational credential
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Mississippi.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
The median wage for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products in Mississippi is $30,140 per year, 15.6% below the national median of $35,730. Half of workers earn between $15,950 and $31,550. Beyond that band, the tenth percentile sits at $15,940 and the ninetieth at $33,950.
Employment stands at 1,140, or 1.0 jobs per thousand held locally. Mississippi ranks number 35th out of 37 states by median pay for this occupation. Of the 673 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 614th.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $15,940 | −55.4% |
| 25th | $15,950 | −55.4% |
| Median (50th) | $30,140 | −15.6% |
| 75th | $31,550 | −11.7% |
| 90th | $33,950 | −5.0% |
| Mean | $25,090 | −29.8% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Mississippi run 13.0% below the national average, so the median of $30,140 goes as far as $34,644 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 3.0% below the national median in real terms.
Published median
$30,140as reported by BLSLocal price level
87.0US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$34,644US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $30,140 a year, 15.6% below the national median.
- Published pay spans $15,940 to $33,950 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 1,140 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 35th of 37 states for this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products in Mississippi?
The median annual wage is $30,140, or $14.49 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $35,730, so pay in Mississippi is 15.6% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Mississippi earns more than $33,950 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $15,940 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 1,140 jobs in this occupation in Mississippi. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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