High paying business and finance jobs in Mississippi

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Mississippi. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Mississippi run 13.0% below the national average (2024), so a Mississippi salary is worth about 1.15× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Mississippi.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Mississippi · Employed

1Financial Examiners$85,430
Bachelor's degree
$44,990 – $137,880420
2Financial and Investment Analysts$79,580
Bachelor's degree
$50,290 – $132,440720
3Project Management Specialists$78,870
Bachelor's degree
$50,840 – $140,1404,320
4Budget Analysts$78,850
Bachelor's degree
$46,690 – $103,380390
5Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,980
Bachelor's degree
$46,790 – $125,5904,130
6Logisticians$75,160
Bachelor's degree
$47,560 – $112,8301,560
7Financial Specialists, All Other$73,920
Bachelor's degree
$40,770 – $115,920400
8Buyers and Purchasing Agents$71,850
Bachelor's degree
$43,370 – $117,9602,240
9Cost Estimators$71,230
Bachelor's degree
$41,600 – $118,0401,280
10Management Analysts$69,390
Bachelor's degree
$43,370 – $131,8103,160
11Accountants and Auditors$68,100
Bachelor's degree
$45,440 – $120,2907,350
12Compliance Officers$67,450
Bachelor's degree
$37,040 – $109,3001,720
13Personal Financial Advisors$63,300
Bachelor's degree
$43,880 – $312,580790
14Human Resources Specialists$60,300
Bachelor's degree
$38,500 – $108,9504,850
15Loan Officers$60,260
Bachelor's degree
$37,030 – $131,5103,450
16Insurance Underwriters$59,250
Bachelor's degree
$38,520 – $100,710600
17Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$56,640
Bachelor's degree
$30,780 – $95,2402,620
18Property Appraisers and Assessors$54,530
Bachelor's degree
$35,430 – $90,400520
19Training and Development Specialists$53,680
Bachelor's degree
$38,110 – $96,4002,820
20Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$51,670
Bachelor's degree
$36,840 – $83,920370
21Tax Preparers$50,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,140 – $88,790580
22Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$41,860
Bachelor's degree
$30,960 – $86,330710

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianMississippi	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$85,430	$44,990 – $137,880	420
2	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$79,580	$50,290 – $132,440	720
3	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$78,870	$50,840 – $140,140	4,320
4	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$78,850	$46,690 – $103,380	390
5	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$76,980	$46,790 – $125,590	4,130
6	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$75,160	$47,560 – $112,830	1,560
7	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$73,920	$40,770 – $115,920	400
8	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$71,850	$43,370 – $117,960	2,240
9	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$71,230	$41,600 – $118,040	1,280
10	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$69,390	$43,370 – $131,810	3,160
11	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$68,100	$45,440 – $120,290	7,350
12	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$67,450	$37,040 – $109,300	1,720
13	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$63,300	$43,880 – $312,580	790
14	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$60,300	$38,500 – $108,950	4,850
15	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$60,260	$37,030 – $131,510	3,450
16	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$59,250	$38,520 – $100,710	600
17	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$56,640	$30,780 – $95,240	2,620
18	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$54,530	$35,430 – $90,400	520
19	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$53,680	$38,110 – $96,400	2,820
20	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$51,670	$36,840 – $83,920	370
21	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,670	$29,140 – $88,790	580
22	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$41,860	$30,960 – $86,330	710

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Mississippi. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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