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Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in Mississippi

The median protective service workers, all other in Mississippi earns $49,800 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,350 a month.

10th percentile
$27,060
25th percentile
$36,840
Median percentile
$49,800
75th percentile
$59,070
90th percentile
$67,200

Based on 180 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

$40,202 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,800
Federal income tax−$3,796
Social Security + Medicare−$3,810
Mississippi income tax (approx.)−$1,992
Monthly take-home$3,350
Every two weeks$1,546

Does it go far here?

$57,272Median pay in Mississippi is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.0 vs 100).
28%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 protective service workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Mississippi