Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Salaries
Local wages where BEA prices sit below the US average (RPP 90.0) - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS moved from $41,610 in May 2024 to $43,470 in May 2025 (+4.5%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Gulfport-Biloxi, MS sits +1.4 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Waiters and Waitresses shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
Waiters and Waitresses publishes $22,600 here versus $35,230 nationally (-35.9%; 3,910metro-area jobs). Next is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $22,820 locally versus $31,200 nationally (-26.9%).
- Waiters and Waitresses$22,600 in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS sits 35.9% below the national Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,230 (3,910 published local jobs).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$22,820 in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS sits 26.9% below the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (3,520 published local jobs).
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$29,700 in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS sits 19.4% below the national Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners median of $36,840 (2,250 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$78,960 in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS sits 19.1% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (3,740 published local jobs).
Waiters and Waitresses and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Gulfport-Biloxi, MS; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 25060 · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $52K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-LOW · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-TRACE #438/528
- RPP-LOW 90.0
- OCC-MID 386 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $352K
- EMP-MIX General and…
- TREND-INLINE +1.4 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Johnstown, PA
- BOOK-FULL 379 rows · May 2025
Read with Johnstown, PA (+$51 on published-row mean) · Salary vs. cost of living
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
Where Gulfport-Biloxi, MS already employs the upper wage tier
General and Operations Managers and Nurse Practitioners lead published employment inside Gulfport-Biloxi, MS's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. General and Operations Managers 1,250 jobs · $107,480
- 2. Nurse Practitioners 600 jobs · $128,150
- 3. Financial Managers 490 jobs · $115,320
- 4. Pharmacists 470 jobs · $137,940
- 5. Industrial Production Managers 370 jobs · $126,570
- 6. Electrical Engineers 270 jobs · $107,580
- 7. Physicians, All Other 260 jobs · $352,230
- 8. Computer and Information Systems Managers 250 jobs · $127,460
- 9. Architectural and Engineering Managers 220 jobs · $139,730
- 10. Engineers, All Other 200 jobs · $136,990
- 11. Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 170 jobs · $122,100
- 12. Facilities Managers 170 jobs · $105,910
- 13. Dentists, General 120 jobs · $135,390
- 14. Human Resources Managers 110 jobs · $121,470
- 15. General Internal Medicine Physicians 100 jobs · $334,330
- 16. Purchasing Managers 80 jobs · $131,330
- 17. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 80 jobs · $114,400
- 18. Family Medicine Physicians 70 jobs · $311,740
Occupations Tracked
386
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$52,164
employment-weighted, 379 complete rows
Top Salary
$352,230
Physicians, All Other
Cost of Living
90.0
10% below US avg
Top-pay occupations in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | General and Operations Managers | $107,480 |
| 2 | Nurse Practitioners | $128,150 |
| 3 | Financial Managers | $115,320 |
| 4 | Pharmacists | $137,940 |
| 5 | Industrial Production Managers | $126,570 |
| 6 | Electrical Engineers | $107,580 |
| 7 | Physicians, All Other | $352,230 |
| 8 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $127,460 |
| 9 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $139,730 |
| 10 | Engineers, All Other | $136,990 |
| 11 | Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | $122,100 |
| 12 | Facilities Managers | $105,910 |
| 13 | Dentists, General | $135,390 |
| 14 | Human Resources Managers | $121,470 |
| 15 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $334,330 |
| 16 | Purchasing Managers | $131,330 |
| 17 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $114,400 |
| 18 | Family Medicine Physicians | $311,740 |
| 19 | Gambling Managers | $121,420 |
| 20 | Physician Assistants | $105,920 |
| 21 | Nurse Anesthetists | $230,160 |
| 22 | Chief Executives | $159,120 |
| 23 | Aerospace Engineers | $125,580 |
| 24 | Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists | $113,800 |
| 25 | Computer Network Architects | $108,160 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $22,030 |
| Baggage Porters and Bellhops | $22,070 |
| Childcare Workers | $22,290 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $22,600 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $22,700 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $22,820 |
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term | $22,950 |
| Tour and Travel Guides | $23,000 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $23,410 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $23,460 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in MS
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside MS. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($52,164 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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