Paycheck Atlas

Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in Mississippi

The median child, family, and school social workers in Mississippi earns $46,530 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,142 a month.

10th percentile
$33,590
25th percentile
$40,190
Median percentile
$46,530
75th percentile
$53,730
90th percentile
$62,130

Based on 3,310 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$37,706 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,530
Federal income tax−$3,404
Social Security + Medicare−$3,560
Mississippi income tax (approx.)−$1,861
Monthly take-home$3,142
Every two weeks$1,450

Does it go far here?

$53,512Median pay in Mississippi is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.0 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($954 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Mississippi

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$235,630
Dentists, General$143,660
Architectural and Engineering Managers$142,790
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$137,220
Pharmacists$133,230
Nurse Practitioners$124,730
Computer and Information Systems Managers$124,280
Industrial Production Managers$118,660

All child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in Mississippi