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Education Administrators, Postsecondary salary in Mississippi

The median education administrators, postsecondary in Mississippi earns $86,590 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,524 a month.

10th percentile
$50,590
25th percentile
$65,380
Median percentile
$86,590
75th percentile
$132,170
90th percentile
$219,180

Based on 2,230 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

$66,282 take-home a year
Gross pay$86,590
Federal income tax−$10,220
Social Security + Medicare−$6,624
Mississippi income tax (approx.)−$3,464
Monthly take-home$5,524
Every two weeks$2,549

Does it go far here?

$99,583Median pay in Mississippi is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.0 vs 100).
17%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

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