Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Salary in Mississippi

In Mississippi, elementary school teachers, except special education earn a median $49,790 a year, well below the national median of $63,970 (−22%); the state ranks 50th of 51 states by median. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education earn 24% more than the median across all occupations in Mississippi ($40,120). Every neighbouring state pays more: Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana and Arkansas range from $52,700 in Arkansas to $61,380 in Alabama. Mississippi employs 11,060 elementary school teachers, except special education, 9.51 per 1,000 jobs, the 34th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.07 is close to the national share.

Mississippi vs the United States, May 2025

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Mississippi and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
MississippiHourly******11,0609.511.07
Annual$46,020$47,660$49,790$59,490$62,990$52,300
United StatesHourly******1,388,390––
Annual$47,960$57,710$63,970$81,450$104,340$72,650
$0$20k$40k$60k$80k10th10th: $46,020$46,02025th25th: $47,660$47,660MedianMedian: $49,790$49,79075th75th: $59,490$59,49090th90th: $62,990$62,990US median
Mississippi annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
50th of 51 states
Rank by employment
34th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.07
Jobs per 1,000
9.51

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Mississippi's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Mississippi

4 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Mississippi publish a row for elementary school teachers, except special education, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Memphis, TN-MS-AR*$61,510$48,160$76,6305,4108.840.99
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS*$50,820$48,480$61,3801,59010.011.12
Jackson, MS*$50,240$39,560$60,8602,4308.991.01
Hattiesburg, MS*$47,650$46,340$59,8304507.150.80
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area*$48,850$46,250$60,2602,0009.331.04
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area*$48,340$45,460$59,4101,63013.211.48
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area*$48,140$45,810$59,80095011.911.33
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area*$47,410$37,600$59,6901,00010.851.22

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Mississippi*$49,79011,0601.07
Alabama*$61,38022,0301.17
Arkansas*$52,70012,5901.08
Louisiana*$58,77022,0601.28
Tennessee*$59,98028,2400.96

See the national page for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education (every state ranked) and the Mississippi wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Mississippi estimates.

*
Wage estimate not available.
  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.