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Mississippi engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Mississippi, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$94,615

Mississippi

Top earners

$151,686

Higher end

vs national

-21% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

4

in this state

Engineers in Mississippi earn a blended median of $94,615 per year, -21% vs national, with top earners near $151,686. That blends 10 engineering occupations across 11,130 published jobs in Mississippi. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Mississippi

Published wage data for each discipline in Mississippi. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Mississippi

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Top-paying

Gulfport

$101,730

-16% vs national

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Jackson

$97,032

-19% vs national

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Hattiesburg

$83,837

-30% vs national

View Hattiesburg salaries

More cities in Mississippi

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What affects engineering pay in Mississippi

  • ▹Local market. Mississippi pay runs -21% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Jackson, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Mississippi; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Mississippi — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Mississippi?
Engineers in Mississippi earn a blended median of $94,615 per year — 21% below the national average — across 10 engineering occupations and 11,130 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Mississippi?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Mississippi, at $136,010 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Mississippi a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Mississippi runs 21% below the national average, across 11,130 engineering jobs. Cost of living is often lower to match, so real take-home can still be strong.
Which cities in Mississippi pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Memphis ($105,410), Gulfport ($101,730), and Jackson ($97,032), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 10 engineering occupations in Mississippi, weighted by local employment (11,130 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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