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Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Mississippi

The median criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary in Mississippi earns $78,520 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,077 a month.

10th percentile
$51,360
25th percentile
$65,140
Median percentile
$78,520
75th percentile
$130,560
90th percentile
$136,500

Based on 110 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

$60,928 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,520
Federal income tax−$8,444
Social Security + Medicare−$6,007
Mississippi income tax (approx.)−$3,141
Monthly take-home$5,077
Every two weeks$2,343

Does it go far here?

$90,302Median pay in Mississippi is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.0 vs 100).
19%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 criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Mississippi