SOC 25-2031 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education — Mississippi
Mississippi · 3 metro areas compared
At $50,980, this is one of the lower medians recorded for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, 29.2% beneath the national figure of $72,040.
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
- -1.6%
- Openings per year
- 66,200
- Typical entry-level education
- Bachelor's degree
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
At $50,980, this is one of the lower medians recorded for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, 29.2% beneath the national figure of $72,040. The middle half of workers in this occupation earn between $47,750 and $60,360. The lowest tenth earn under $45,760, while the highest tenth earn more than $62,850.
The area has 10,400 jobs in this occupation, which works out to 8.9 of every thousand jobs. Among the 51 states with published data for this occupation, Mississippi ranks 50th by median wage. Gulfport leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $57,240. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 297th of 673 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $45,760 | −36.5% |
| 25th | $47,750 | −33.7% |
| Median (50th) | $50,980 | −29.2% |
| 75th | $60,360 | −16.2% |
| 90th | $62,850 | −12.8% |
| Mean | $53,690 | −25.5% |
Highest-paying metro areas in Mississippi
| # | Metro area | Median | Jobs | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gulfport | $57,240 | 1,190 | |
| 2 | Jackson | $50,980 | 2,400 | |
| 3 | Hattiesburg | $49,590 | 670 |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Mississippi run 13.0% below the national average, so the median of $50,980 goes as far as $58,598 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 18.7% below the national median in real terms.
Published median
$50,980as reported by BLSLocal price level
87.0US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$58,598US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $50,980 a year, 29.2% below the national median.
- Published pay spans $45,760 to $62,850 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 10,400 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 50th of 51 states for this occupation.
- The highest-paying metro area covered is Gulfport, at $57,240.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Mississippi?
The median annual wage is $50,980, 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 $72,040, so pay in Mississippi is 29.2% 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 $62,850 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $45,760 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.
Which area nearby pays the most?
The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Gulfport, at $57,240 per year.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 10,400 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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