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Average Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Mississippi

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Mississippi earn a median annual salary of $61,200, which is -19.7% compared to the national median. There are N/A workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Mississippi (state).

$61,200
Mississippi median annual wage
-19.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $76,210
N/A
Local employment
N/A
Location quotient

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$41,200
25th
$49,820
Median
$61,200
75th
$76,420
90th
$93,170

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Mississippi, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
87.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$70,383
Goods: 96.2%
Services: 78.4%
Rents: 56.5%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Hawaii$129,160Compare120
California$121,070Compare80
New York$101,100Compare1,770
South Carolina$95,610Compare80
Kansas$94,850Compare70
Texas$87,360Compare170

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Mississippi

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Pediatricians, General$236,8600.19
Family Medicine Physicians$231,5800.96
Nurse Anesthetists$197,4900.71
Psychiatrists$195,2100.51
Architectural And Engineering Managers$136,0100.56
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$132,6301.22
Pharmacists$132,4201.24
Dentists, General$128,5700.97

Mississippi has salary data for 681 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Pediatricians, General.

Historical series

Trend for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Mississippi

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary are projected to change by +2.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 1,300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.