First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers Salary in Mississippi

In Mississippi, first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers earn a median $58,380 a year, well below the national median of $69,500 (−16%); the state ranks 48th of 51 states by median. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers earn 46% more than the median across all occupations in Mississippi ($40,120). Among neighbouring states, Tennessee and Alabama pay more (up to $66,390 in Tennessee) and Arkansas and Louisiana pay less (down to $57,180 in Louisiana). Mississippi employs 13,680 first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers, 11.8 per 1,000 jobs, the 31st largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.27 means the occupation is more concentrated in Mississippi than nationally.

Mississippi vs the United States, May 2025

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: 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$18.28$22.12$28.07$35.44$43.37$29.7613,68011.771.27
Annual$38,030$46,000$58,380$73,720$90,210$61,890
United StatesHourly$21.93$26.90$33.41$40.91$50.34$35.331,436,680––
Annual$45,610$55,950$69,500$85,090$104,710$73,490
$0$25k$50k$75k$100k10th10th: $38,030$38,03025th25th: $46,000$46,000MedianMedian: $58,380$58,38075th75th: $73,720$73,72090th90th: $90,210$90,210US 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
48th of 51 states
Rank by employment
31st of 51 states
Location quotient
1.27
Jobs per 1,000
11.77

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 first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers, 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$34.28$71,310$44,560$105,8608,71014.241.54
Jackson, MS$28.89$60,100$39,140$99,1703,07011.341.23
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$28.07$58,390$38,100$85,9701,89011.931.29
Hattiesburg, MS$26.77$55,670$37,220$81,55068010.951.18
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$28.45$59,180$38,360$85,4802,39011.141.21
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$27.27$56,710$37,920$88,0301,06011.461.24
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$26.46$55,030$37,310$89,99093011.601.26
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$25.74$53,540$36,190$88,1001,39011.271.22

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Mississippi$28.07$58,38013,6801.27
Alabama$29.02$60,36020,1401.03
Arkansas$27.93$58,10013,6301.13
Louisiana$27.49$57,18020,8101.16
Tennessee$31.92$66,39049,8701.65

See the national page for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers (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.

  • 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.