Hattiesburg, MS Salaries
Local wages where BEA prices sit below the US average (RPP 87.6) - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Hattiesburg, MS moved from $36,360 in May 2024 to $37,750 in May 2025 (+3.8%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Hattiesburg, MS sits +0.7 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Transparent derived index from BLS and BEA data, not an official government rating. Based on wage level, year-over-year wage growth, and regional-price-parity-adjusted purchasing power, not job availability, industry mix, or day-to-day livability. See the exact dimensions, weights, and formula.
Registered Nurses shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Hattiesburg, MS
Registered Nurses publishes $76,270 here versus $97,550 nationally (-21.8%; 2,190metro-area jobs). Next is Cashiers at $26,040 locally versus $32,880 nationally (-20.8%).
- Registered Nurses$76,270 in Hattiesburg, MS sits 21.8% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (2,190 published local jobs).
- Cashiers$26,040 in Hattiesburg, MS sits 20.8% below the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (2,110 published local jobs).
- Retail Salespersons$28,410 in Hattiesburg, MS sits 19.8% below the national Retail Salespersons median of $35,410 (2,600 published local jobs).
Registered Nurses and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Hattiesburg, MS; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 25620 · Hattiesburg, MS $47K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-QUIET · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-TRACE #513/528
- RPP-QUIET 87.6
- OCC-MID 239 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $319K
- EMP-MIX General and…
- TREND-INLINE +0.7 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Hot Springs, AR
- BOOK-MOST 234 rows · May 2025
Read with Hot Springs, AR ($69 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 Hattiesburg, MS
Where Hattiesburg, MS already employs the upper wage tier
General and Operations Managers and Medical and Health Services Managers lead published employment inside Hattiesburg, MS's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. General and Operations Managers 560 jobs · $97,860
- 2. Medical and Health Services Managers 360 jobs · $94,050
- 3. Nurse Practitioners 340 jobs · $113,300
- 4. Financial Managers 220 jobs · $104,540
- 5. Project Management Specialists 190 jobs · $81,710
- 6. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 180 jobs · $81,420
- 7. Physicians, All Other 170 jobs · $319,400
- 8. Pharmacists 170 jobs · $128,980
- 9. Lawyers 160 jobs · $87,570
- 10. Physical Therapists 140 jobs · $97,580
- 11. Industrial Engineers 110 jobs · $101,300
- 12. Sales Managers 110 jobs · $86,440
- 13. Computer and Information Systems Managers 90 jobs · $105,200
- 14. Industrial Production Managers 80 jobs · $128,480
- 15. Construction Managers 80 jobs · $103,940
- 16. Dentists, General 70 jobs · $132,390
- 17. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 70 jobs · $89,480
- 18. Electrical Engineers 60 jobs · $106,620
Occupations Tracked
239
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$47,225
employment-weighted, 234 complete rows
Top Salary
$319,400
Physicians, All Other
Cost of Living
87.6
12% below US avg
Top-pay occupations in Hattiesburg, 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 | $97,860 |
| 2 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $94,050 |
| 3 | Nurse Practitioners | $113,300 |
| 4 | Financial Managers | $104,540 |
| 5 | Project Management Specialists | $81,710 |
| 6 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $81,420 |
| 7 | Physicians, All Other | $319,400 |
| 8 | Pharmacists | $128,980 |
| 9 | Lawyers | $87,570 |
| 10 | Physical Therapists | $97,580 |
| 11 | Industrial Engineers | $101,300 |
| 12 | Sales Managers | $86,440 |
| 13 | Computer and Information Systems Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $105,200 |
| 14 | Industrial Production Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $128,480 |
| 15 | Construction Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $103,940 |
| 16 | Dentists, General Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $132,390 |
| 17 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $89,480 |
| 18 | Electrical Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $106,620 |
| 19 | Civil Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $88,980 |
| 20 | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $85,900 |
| 21 | Human Resources Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $108,750 |
| 22 | Physician Assistants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $108,420 |
| 23 | Veterinarians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $104,630 |
| 24 | Managers, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $84,530 |
| 25 | Facilities Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $91,660 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Lowest Paying Jobs in Hattiesburg, MS
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Crossing Guards and Flaggers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $15,080 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $21,100 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $21,230 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $21,430 |
| Childcare Workers | $21,590 |
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term | $21,730 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $21,830 |
| Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $22,000 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $22,550 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $23,470 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
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 ($47,225 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
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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How to use Hattiesburg, MS wage figures in a real decision
- Physicians, All Other leads published medians in Hattiesburg, MS at $319,400/year; open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Physicians, All Other
- The employment-weighted published-row mean of $47,225 adjusts to about $53,890 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 87.6. Salary vs cost of living
- Compare this metropolitan statistical area against the statewide occupation table for MS before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The metro benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.