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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Mississippi

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Mississippi earns $36,400 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,498 a month.

10th percentile
$27,740
25th percentile
$30,830
Median percentile
$36,400
75th percentile
$43,750
90th percentile
$47,280

Based on 30,750 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

$29,971 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,400
Federal income tax−$2,188
Social Security + Medicare−$2,785
Mississippi income tax (approx.)−$1,456
Monthly take-home$2,498
Every two weeks$1,153

Does it go far here?

$41,862Median pay in Mississippi is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.0 vs 100).
38%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 laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in Mississippi