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Photographers salary in Mississippi

The median photographers in Mississippi earns $45,860 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,100 a month.

10th percentile
$24,030
25th percentile
$35,130
Median percentile
$45,860
75th percentile
$58,030
90th percentile
$65,370

Based on 190 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

$37,194 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,860
Federal income tax−$3,323
Social Security + Medicare−$3,508
Mississippi income tax (approx.)−$1,834
Monthly take-home$3,100
Every two weeks$1,431

Does it go far here?

$52,741Median pay in Mississippi is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.0 vs 100).
31%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 photographers salaries · Take-home pay in Mississippi