Project Manager salary in Mississippi

Official occupation: 13-1082 Project Management Specialists · Reference period May 2025 · Data updated · Confidence 95/100

In Mississippi, the median project manager earns $78,870 a year, 23% below the United States median of $102,320.

Only 2 of the 51 states with a published figure pay less.

Pay is widely spread: the top 10% earn at least $140,140, 2.8 times the $50,840 that marks the bottom 10%.

With 4,320 jobs and a location quotient of 0.54, the role is less common here than in the United States as a whole.

For context, the median across all occupations in Mississippi is $40,120, so this role pays 2.0 times the local typical wage.

Published figures

Published and derived pay figures
MeasureMississippiNational
Median annual pay Observed$78,870United States: $102,320
Mean annual pay Observed$89,910United States: $110,740
10th percentile Observed$50,840United States: $61,580
25th percentile Observed$63,020United States: $78,440
75th percentile Observed$103,650United States: $133,100
90th percentile Observed$140,140United States: $167,970
Median hourly pay Observed$37.92United States: $49.19
Employment (jobs) Observed4,320
Jobs per 1,000 employees Observed3.718
Location quotient Observed0.54
Difference from United States median ($102,320) Derived−23%
Rank among 51 states Derived49
Ratio to Mississippi all-occupation median ($40,120) Derived1.97×
90th / 10th percentile ratio Derived2.76

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 47. Vermont$80,800
  2. 48. Nebraska$80,150
  3. 49. Mississippi$78,870
  4. 50. Hawaii$78,000
  5. 51. Arkansas$77,170

Largest cities in Mississippi: Jackson, Gulfport, West Gulfport, Southaven, Hattiesburg (GeoNames). Figures are for the whole state, not individual cities.

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Source, method and data quality

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (Public domain (U.S. Government work)). Reference period: May 2025. Updates: Yearly (spring release).
  • Observed figures are copied from the published table without adjustment. Derived figures (rankings, ratios and differences) are calculated by us from those observed figures. No figure on this page is modeled or estimated.
  • Relative standard error (PRSE) published per estimate.
  • Confidence score: 95/100. Based on the published sampling error and job count. We only publish region pages scoring 60 or more that have at least 6 observed figures.
  • Place hierarchy from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data last updated: .
  • Full method: methodology.