Mississippi · SOC 43-4111
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan in Mississippi
State salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Geography used: wage and employment figures are BLS state estimates for Mississippi; the comparison figure is the United States national estimate.
Median Salary
$35,110
per year in this state
24% below
National Median
$45,920
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$16.88/hr
median hourly
Employment
2,200
jobs in MS
Salary Range in Mississippi
Annual Salary Distribution
What This Means for Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan in Mississippi
According to BLS OEWS state estimates, Mississippi ranks #49 of 51 states and territories for Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan pay, the bottom 5% nationally. Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan working in Mississippi earn a median salary of $35,110, which is 24% below the national median of $45,920. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. The reported wage distribution runs from $28,120 at the 10th percentile to $44,980 at the 90th. OEWS does not separate how much of that spread comes from experience, specialization, employer, industry, schedule, or local market differences.
This page captures the Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan labor market inside Mississippi using BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics state estimates from the May 2025 release. Median annual pay lands at $35,110 ($16.88/hr per hour), while the state employs roughly 2,200 workers in this SOC code (43-4111). Relative to the national median of $45,920, the state estimate is 24% below. Explaining that difference would require separate evidence on industry, employer, prices, and worker mix.
Within Mississippi, the full pay distribution is wider than the median alone suggests. Workers at the 10th percentile earn $28,120, the 25th earns $30,240, the 75th reaches $38,360, and the 90th hits $44,980. The upper boundary is roughly 1.6× the lower boundary. These bands combine workers across experience levels, credentials, employers, industries, schedules, and specialties; the percentile table does not isolate any one factor's effect.
Use this state-level view as one layer in your research stack, not the full picture. Drill into the specific BLS local wage area within Mississippi where the job is located. A state estimate can differ substantially from a local-area estimate; this table does not establish why. Pair the wage here with state-specific cost of living (rent, taxes, energy, groceries) to see how far the paycheck actually goes. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, and nonproduction bonuses, so compare those items separately when reviewing an offer.
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Other states with similar Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan pay or employment
Two OEWS peer sets for this SOC code outside Mississippi. Same-major-group cards above stay in-state; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors.
Similar median pay
Nearest state medians ($35,110 here).
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (2,200 jobs here; floor 1,000).
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS state median annual wage and reported employment for SOC 43-4111. Employment peers exclude states already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.
Related federal data for Mississippi
📊 BLS OEWS - Mississippi
Federal wage estimates by occupation
📈 BLS Employment Projections
10-year occupation growth, national
🏢 BLS QCEW state series
Quarterly employment and wage program (BLS)
🏛️ OPM FedScope
Federal workforce data by agency and location
⚖️ OSHA Establishment Search
Federal workplace-safety records
🏠 HUD Fair Market Rents
Federal area-level rent benchmarks
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Data Sources
Last updated: May 2025 (BLS OEWS annual release).
Salary and employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025 release.
Wage estimates include straight-time pay plus items such as tips, commissions, and production bonuses. They exclude employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, and nonproduction bonuses. Employment figures represent the estimated number of workers in the occupation across all industries in Mississippi.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. This occupation's Mississippi figures are computed directly from the BLS OEWS state-level data. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2025.