General and Operations Managers Salary in Mississippi

At $106,680 a year, the median for general and operations managers in Mississippi is close to the national median of $105,770 (+1%); Mississippi ranks 21st of 51 states by median. General and Operations Managers earn 2.7 times the median across all occupations in Mississippi ($40,120). Among neighbouring states, Alabama and Tennessee pay more (up to $111,790 in Alabama) and Louisiana and Arkansas pay less (down to $74,050 in Arkansas). Mississippi employs 10,630 general and operations managers, 9.14 per 1,000 jobs, the 45th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.41 means it is less common in Mississippi than nationally.

Mississippi vs the United States, May 2025

General and Operations Managers: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Mississippi and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Mississippi	Hourly	$23.38	$33.14	$51.29	$76.39	$114.54	$62.46	10,630	9.14	0.41
Mississippi	Annual	$48,620	$68,920	$106,680	$158,890	$238,230	$129,910	10,630	9.14	0.41
United States	Hourly	$24.08	$34.77	$50.85	$80.42	$121.82	$64.87	3,503,020	–	–
United States	Annual	$50,090	$72,320	$105,770	$167,280	$253,390	$134,940	3,503,020	–	–

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: 21st of 51 states
Rank by employment: 45th of 51 states
Location quotient: 0.41
Jobs per 1,000: 9.14

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 general and operations managers, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Jackson, MS	$54.90	$114,190	$48,850	$262,360	3,030	11.21	0.50
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$51.67	$107,480	$50,060	$247,510	1,250	7.93	0.35
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$49.28	$102,510	$50,180	$231,770	9,730	15.91	0.71
Hattiesburg, MS	$47.05	$97,860	$50,000	$211,270	560	8.94	0.40
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$51.10	$106,290	$47,580	$235,690	600	7.52	0.33
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$49.96	$103,920	$49,610	$230,520	1,020	8.27	0.37
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$47.26	$98,300	$48,860	$222,690	1,700	7.93	0.35
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$41.27	$85,850	$45,030	$215,870	730	7.89	0.35

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Mississippi	$51.29	$106,680	10,630	0.41
Alabama	$53.75	$111,790	30,170	0.63
Arkansas	$35.60	$74,050	34,570	1.18
Louisiana	$48.94	$101,790	43,220	0.99
Tennessee	$51.43	$106,970	63,720	0.86

See the national page for General and Operations Managers (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.