High paying management jobs in Jackson, MS

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Jackson, MS. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management 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 Jackson, MS run 11.0% below the national average (2024), so a Jackson, MS salary is worth about 1.12× 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, Jackson, MS · Employed

1Chief Executives$149,490
Bachelor's degree
$94,680 – $325,980110
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$137,010
Bachelor's degree
$85,770 – $206,940220
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$128,800
Bachelor's degree
$84,700 – $187,620570
4Sales Managers$123,700
Bachelor's degree
$62,440 – $312,560550
5Financial Managers$119,580
Bachelor's degree
$63,240 – $225,470840
6Industrial Production Managers$116,130
Bachelor's degree
$82,850 – $186,940390
7General and Operations Managers$114,190
Bachelor's degree
$48,850 – $262,3603,030
8Managers, All Other$114,160
Bachelor's degree
$67,820 – $190,420280
9Education Administrators, Postsecondary$105,870
Master's degree
$50,600 – $325,560580
10Human Resources Managers$105,770
Bachelor's degree
$74,950 – $174,080200
11Marketing Managers$103,280
Bachelor's degree
$60,450 – $212,050250
12Medical and Health Services Managers$101,040
Bachelor's degree
$62,770 – $172,8501,310
13Construction Managers$100,900
Bachelor's degree
$64,260 – $168,140450
14Administrative Services Managers$95,510
Bachelor's degree
$55,240 – $215,430550
15Facilities Managers$91,120
Bachelor's degree
$55,930 – $148,930250
16Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$85,890
Master's degree
$66,980 – $122,270660
17Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$82,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,400 – $160,450660
18Social and Community Service Managers$71,470
Bachelor's degree
$41,600 – $105,060450
19Food Service Managers$60,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,320 – $85,780440
20Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$58,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,910 – $102,750360
21Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$46,690
Bachelor's degree
$28,610 – $72,020160
22Emergency Management Directors$42,970
Bachelor's degree
$38,250 – $75,330100

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

#	Occupation	MedianJackson, MS	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$149,490	$94,680 – $325,980	110
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,010	$85,770 – $206,940	220
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,800	$84,700 – $187,620	570
4	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,700	$62,440 – $312,560	550
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,580	$63,240 – $225,470	840
6	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$116,130	$82,850 – $186,940	390
7	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$114,190	$48,850 – $262,360	3,030
8	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$114,160	$67,820 – $190,420	280
9	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$105,870	$50,600 – $325,560	580
10	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,770	$74,950 – $174,080	200
11	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,280	$60,450 – $212,050	250
12	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,040	$62,770 – $172,850	1,310
13	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,900	$64,260 – $168,140	450
14	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$95,510	$55,240 – $215,430	550
15	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$91,120	$55,930 – $148,930	250
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$85,890	$66,980 – $122,270	660
17	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,540	$49,400 – $160,450	660
18	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$71,470	$41,600 – $105,060	450
19	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,710	$35,320 – $85,780	440
20	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,500	$35,910 – $102,750	360
21	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$46,690	$28,610 – $72,020	160
22	Emergency Management DirectorsBachelor's degree	$42,970	$38,250 – $75,330	100

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Jackson, MS. 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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