High paying management jobs in Mississippi

Every management 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 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 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

1Architectural and Engineering Managers$142,790
Bachelor's degree
$99,210 – $205,560860
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$124,280
Bachelor's degree
$79,570 – $186,7301,710
3Industrial Production Managers$118,660
Bachelor's degree
$70,810 – $187,6202,290
4Financial Managers$111,390
Bachelor's degree
$58,250 – $210,5203,470
5Sales Managers$108,750
Bachelor's degree
$58,350 – $217,4601,870
6General and Operations Managers$106,680
Bachelor's degree
$48,620 – $238,23010,630
7Human Resources Managers$106,100
Bachelor's degree
$73,320 – $193,370720
8Managers, All Other$101,570
Bachelor's degree
$59,130 – $190,420960
9Marketing Managers$100,940
Bachelor's degree
$61,790 – $209,090770
10Construction Managers$99,520
Bachelor's degree
$63,610 – $161,5801,640
11Medical and Health Services Managers$98,160
Bachelor's degree
$62,140 – $166,6404,280
12Administrative Services Managers$96,030
Bachelor's degree
$53,850 – $183,5701,700
13Facilities Managers$93,640
Bachelor's degree
$51,030 – $156,590930
14Education Administrators, Postsecondary$86,590
Master's degree
$50,590 – $219,1802,230
15Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$85,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,780 – $154,4702,410
16Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$82,800
Master's degree
$65,400 – $106,4503,170
17Social and Community Service Managers$67,330
Bachelor's degree
$40,570 – $108,9001,120
18Food Service Managers$59,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,400 – $89,7001,920
19Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$53,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,210 – $104,0101,300
20Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$49,740
Bachelor's degree
$29,100 – $74,880580

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	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$142,790	$99,210 – $205,560	860
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,280	$79,570 – $186,730	1,710
3	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,660	$70,810 – $187,620	2,290
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,390	$58,250 – $210,520	3,470
5	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,750	$58,350 – $217,460	1,870
6	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,680	$48,620 – $238,230	10,630
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,100	$73,320 – $193,370	720
8	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$101,570	$59,130 – $190,420	960
9	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,940	$61,790 – $209,090	770
10	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$99,520	$63,610 – $161,580	1,640
11	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,160	$62,140 – $166,640	4,280
12	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$96,030	$53,850 – $183,570	1,700
13	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$93,640	$51,030 – $156,590	930
14	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$86,590	$50,590 – $219,180	2,230
15	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$85,770	$51,780 – $154,470	2,410
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$82,800	$65,400 – $106,450	3,170
17	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$67,330	$40,570 – $108,900	1,120
18	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,540	$36,400 – $89,700	1,920
19	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,620	$29,210 – $104,010	1,300
20	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$49,740	$29,100 – $74,880	580

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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