West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Home Health and Personal Care Aides shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
Home Health and Personal Care Aides publishes $23,630 here versus $35,800 nationally (-34.0%; 2,760metro-area jobs). Next is Cashiers at $22,520 locally versus $32,880 nationally (-31.5%).
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$23,630 in West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area sits 34.0% below the national Home Health and Personal Care Aides median of $35,800 (2,760 published local jobs).
- Cashiers$22,520 in West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area sits 31.5% below the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (2,920 published local jobs).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$22,370 in West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area sits 28.3% below the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (2,620 published local jobs).
- Retail Salespersons$26,790 in West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area sits 24.3% below the national Retail Salespersons median of $35,410 (2,690 published local jobs).
Home Health and Personal Care Aides and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 2800005 · West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-TRACE #521/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 303 occs
- TOP-LEAD Family Medicin… · $262K
- EMP-MIX Medical and…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Gadsden, AL
- BOOK-FULL 301 rows · May 2025
Read with Gadsden, AL (+$467 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
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 West Delta Mississippi nonm…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Medical and Health Services Managers and Nurse Practitioners lead published employment inside West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Medical and Health Services Managers 310 jobs · $97,110
- 2. Nurse Practitioners 290 jobs · $126,880
- 3. Pharmacists 220 jobs · $131,810
- 4. Financial Managers 210 jobs · $122,360
- 5. Industrial Production Managers 180 jobs · $103,820
- 6. Industrial Engineers 170 jobs · $96,470
- 7. Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 160 jobs · $90,230
- 8. Physical Therapists 140 jobs · $98,760
- 9. Sales Managers 120 jobs · $123,790
- 10. Civil Engineers 110 jobs · $97,470
- 11. Construction Managers 100 jobs · $101,340
- 12. Physicians, All Other 90 jobs · $237,900
- 13. Administrative Services Managers 90 jobs · $93,740
- 14. Commercial Pilots 80 jobs · $104,480
- 15. Occupational Therapists 80 jobs · $99,050
- 16. Mechanical Engineers 80 jobs · $98,880
- 17. Facilities Managers 70 jobs · $89,160
- 18. Family Medicine Physicians 60 jobs · $261,600
Occupations Tracked
303
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$44,506
employment-weighted, 301 complete rows
Top Salary
$261,600
Family Medicine Physicians
Top-pay occupations in West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, 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 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $97,110 |
| 2 | Nurse Practitioners | $126,880 |
| 3 | Pharmacists | $131,810 |
| 4 | Financial Managers | $122,360 |
| 5 | Industrial Production Managers | $103,820 |
| 6 | Industrial Engineers | $96,470 |
| 7 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $90,230 |
| 8 | Physical Therapists | $98,760 |
| 9 | Sales Managers | $123,790 |
| 10 | Civil Engineers | $97,470 |
| 11 | Construction Managers | $101,340 |
| 12 | Physicians, All Other | $237,900 |
| 13 | Administrative Services Managers | $93,740 |
| 14 | Commercial Pilots | $104,480 |
| 15 | Occupational Therapists | $99,050 |
| 16 | Mechanical Engineers | $98,880 |
| 17 | Facilities Managers | $89,160 |
| 18 | Family Medicine Physicians | $261,600 |
| 19 | Dentists, General | $179,800 |
| 20 | Electrical Engineers | $91,810 |
| 21 | Biological Scientists, All Other | $88,710 |
| 22 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $121,420 |
| 23 | Human Resources Managers | $100,870 |
| 24 | Education Teachers, Postsecondary | $102,860 |
| 25 | Postmasters and Mail Superintendents | $91,820 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $19,100 |
| School Bus Monitors | $19,440 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $20,790 |
| Bus Drivers, School | $21,040 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $21,430 |
| Childcare Workers | $21,740 |
| Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians | $21,790 |
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term | $21,930 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $21,970 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $22,370 |
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 ($44,506 here) and summed published employment.
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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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