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Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners salary in Mississippi

The median tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in Mississippi earns $55,510 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,713 a month.

10th percentile
$36,960
25th percentile
$41,870
Median percentile
$55,510
75th percentile
$60,130
90th percentile
$64,370

Based on 50 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

$44,562 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,510
Federal income tax−$4,481
Social Security + Medicare−$4,247
Mississippi income tax (approx.)−$2,220
Monthly take-home$3,713
Every two weeks$1,714

Does it go far here?

$63,839Median pay in Mississippi is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.0 vs 100).
26%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 tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners salaries · Take-home pay in Mississippi