First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Salary in Mississippi

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Mississippi have a median of $45,760 a year, below the national $48,520 (−6%); the state ranks 43rd of 51 states by median. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers earn 14% more than the median across all occupations in Mississippi ($40,120). Among neighbouring states, Tennessee pays more (up to $47,880 in Tennessee) and Alabama, Louisiana and Arkansas pay less (down to $36,950 in Arkansas). Mississippi employs 13,020 first-line supervisors of retail sales workers, 11.2 per 1,000 jobs, the 30th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.55 means the occupation is more concentrated in Mississippi than nationally.

Mississippi vs the United States, May 2025

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales 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$13.51$16.10$22.00$27.62$34.88$23.3213,02011.191.55
Annual$28,100$33,490$45,760$57,440$72,550$48,500
United StatesHourly$15.92$18.55$23.33$29.87$37.06$25.661,121,800––
Annual$33,120$38,590$48,520$62,130$77,080$53,380
$0$20k$40k$60k$80k10th10th: $28,100$28,10025th25th: $33,490$33,490MedianMedian: $45,760$45,76075th75th: $57,440$57,44090th90th: $72,550$72,550US 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
43rd of 51 states
Rank by employment
30th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.55
Jobs per 1,000
11.19

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 retail sales 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$23.56$49,010$28,960$78,2805,0508.261.15
Jackson, MS$22.75$47,330$28,950$75,0302,76010.211.42
Hattiesburg, MS$22.07$45,910$27,800$70,69084013.571.88
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$22.04$45,830$29,000$72,6701,89011.921.65
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$21.53$44,780$27,610$66,2301,05013.081.81
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$21.23$44,160$27,610$66,6602,23010.421.44
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$19.79$41,170$27,570$69,3501,17012.671.76
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$17.98$37,390$27,160$68,3301,68013.561.88

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Mississippi$22.00$45,76013,0201.55
Alabama$21.57$44,86025,0201.64
Arkansas$17.77$36,95011,0501.17
Louisiana$21.09$43,86016,9101.21
Tennessee$23.02$47,88026,4701.12

See the national page for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales 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.