High paying jobs in Hattiesburg, MS

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Hattiesburg, MS. The percentile range matters more than the median on its own: it shows what the bottom and top of each field actually earn, which a single average hides.

Cost of living: prices in Hattiesburg, MS run 12.4% below the national average (2024), so a Hattiesburg, MS salary is worth about 1.14× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Hattiesburg, MS · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$319,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$54,850 – $387,380170
2Dentists, General$132,390
Doctoral or professional degree
$56,960 – $216,01070
3Pharmacists$128,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,640 – $152,550170
4Industrial Production Managers$128,480
Bachelor's degree
$80,310 – $209,91080
5Nurse Practitioners$113,300
Master's degree
$99,880 – $135,380340
6Human Resources Managers$108,750
Bachelor's degree
$71,830 – $147,88050
7Physician Assistants$108,420
Master's degree
$55,120 – $163,40050
8Electrical Engineers$106,620
Bachelor's degree
$74,450 – $149,99060
9Computer and Information Systems Managers$105,200
Bachelor's degree
$77,690 – $178,37090
10Veterinarians$104,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,070 – $155,44050
11Financial Managers$104,540
Bachelor's degree
$59,600 – $190,770220
12Construction Managers$103,940
Bachelor's degree
$65,100 – $197,59080
13Industrial Engineers$101,300
Bachelor's degree
$65,640 – $158,110110
14General and Operations Managers$97,860
Bachelor's degree
$50,000 – $211,270560
15Physical Therapists$97,580
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,200 – $115,600140
16Medical and Health Services Managers$94,050
Bachelor's degree
$62,150 – $136,990360
17Facilities Managers$91,660
Bachelor's degree
$46,370 – $162,71040
18Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$89,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,410 – $97,97070
19Civil Engineers$88,980
Bachelor's degree
$44,240 – $149,79060
20Lawyers$87,570
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,910 – $160,280160
21Sales Managers$86,440
Bachelor's degree
$55,780 – $210,800110
22Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$85,900
Bachelor's degree
$54,810 – $147,49060
23Managers, All Other$84,530
Bachelor's degree
$54,360 – $176,06050
24Project Management Specialists$81,710
Bachelor's degree
$48,730 – $140,320190
25Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$81,420
Master's degree
$67,780 – $100,170180
26Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$81,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,290 – $107,54040
27Personal Financial Advisors$80,570
Bachelor's degree
$40,310 – $571,40050
28Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$79,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,040 – $152,600100
29Occupational Therapists$79,590
Master's degree
$70,440 – $107,12080
30Network and Computer Systems Administrators$79,110
Bachelor's degree
$52,930 – $107,67070
31Administrative Services Managers$77,470
Bachelor's degree
$48,710 – $171,900120
32Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$76,880
Associate's degree
$62,890 – $80,51060
33Mechanical Engineers$76,770
Bachelor's degree
$61,370 – $129,29040
34Credit Analysts$76,350
Bachelor's degree
$35,930 – $137,64050
35Registered Nurses$76,270
Bachelor's degree
$62,210 – $96,5202,190
36Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$74,420
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,500 – $83,20040
37Speech-Language Pathologists$74,140
Master's degree
$50,020 – $97,08090
38Data Scientists$72,930
Bachelor's degree
$40,060 – $99,99040
39Business Operations Specialists, All Other$72,360
Bachelor's degree
$39,110 – $129,960210
40First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$71,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,020 – $108,240360
41Postal Service Clerks$69,700
No formal educational credential
$57,430 – $76,36040
42Logisticians$69,430
Bachelor's degree
$56,620 – $105,96060
43Computer Occupations, All Other$67,620
Bachelor's degree
$29,650 – $96,53040
44Construction and Building Inspectors$66,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,980 – $107,54030
45Buyers and Purchasing Agents$66,540
Bachelor's degree
$40,940 – $121,67090
46First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$66,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,280 – $112,220330
47Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$66,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,300 – $78,420200
48First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$66,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,030 – $102,160100
49Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$66,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,930 – $78,63040
50Cost Estimators$66,060
Bachelor's degree
$45,950 – $119,40080

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

#	Occupation	MedianHattiesburg, MS	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$319,400	$54,850 – $387,380	170
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$132,390	$56,960 – $216,010	70
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$128,980	$103,640 – $152,550	170
4	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,480	$80,310 – $209,910	80
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$113,300	$99,880 – $135,380	340
6	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,750	$71,830 – $147,880	50
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$108,420	$55,120 – $163,400	50
8	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$106,620	$74,450 – $149,990	60
9	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,200	$77,690 – $178,370	90
10	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$104,630	$61,070 – $155,440	50
11	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,540	$59,600 – $190,770	220
12	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,940	$65,100 – $197,590	80
13	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$101,300	$65,640 – $158,110	110
14	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$97,860	$50,000 – $211,270	560
15	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,580	$73,200 – $115,600	140
16	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$94,050	$62,150 – $136,990	360
17	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$91,660	$46,370 – $162,710	40
18	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,480	$60,410 – $97,970	70
19	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$88,980	$44,240 – $149,790	60
20	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$87,570	$48,910 – $160,280	160
21	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$86,440	$55,780 – $210,800	110
22	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$85,900	$54,810 – $147,490	60
23	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$84,530	$54,360 – $176,060	50
24	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$81,710	$48,730 – $140,320	190
25	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$81,420	$67,780 – $100,170	180
26	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,330	$56,290 – $107,540	40
27	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$80,570	$40,310 – $571,400	50
28	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,990	$47,040 – $152,600	100
29	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$79,590	$70,440 – $107,120	80
30	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$79,110	$52,930 – $107,670	70
31	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$77,470	$48,710 – $171,900	120
32	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$76,880	$62,890 – $80,510	60
33	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$76,770	$61,370 – $129,290	40
34	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$76,350	$35,930 – $137,640	50
35	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$76,270	$62,210 – $96,520	2,190
36	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,420	$50,500 – $83,200	40
37	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$74,140	$50,020 – $97,080	90
38	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$72,930	$40,060 – $99,990	40
39	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$72,360	$39,110 – $129,960	210
40	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,260	$39,020 – $108,240	360
41	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$69,700	$57,430 – $76,360	40
42	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$69,430	$56,620 – $105,960	60
43	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$67,620	$29,650 – $96,530	40
44	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,820	$37,980 – $107,540	30
45	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$66,540	$40,940 – $121,670	90
46	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,520	$41,280 – $112,220	330
47	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,410	$60,300 – $78,420	200
48	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,130	$44,030 – $102,160	100
49	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,120	$33,930 – $78,630	40
50	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$66,060	$45,950 – $119,400	80

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