Human Resources Specialists Salary in Mississippi

In Mississippi, human resources specialists earn a median $60,300 a year, well below the national median of $75,940 (−21%); the state ranks 50th of 51 states by median. Human Resources Specialists earn 50% more than the median across all occupations in Mississippi ($40,120). Among neighbouring states, Tennessee, Alabama and Louisiana pay more (up to $67,370 in Tennessee) and Arkansas pays less (down to $55,010 in Arkansas). Mississippi employs 4,850 human resources specialists, 4.17 per 1,000 jobs, the 37th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.71 means it is less common in Mississippi than nationally.

Mississippi vs the United States, May 2025

Human Resources Specialists: 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	$18.51	$23.21	$28.99	$40.04	$52.38	$32.87	4,850	4.17	0.71
Mississippi	Annual	$38,500	$48,290	$60,300	$83,280	$108,950	$68,360	4,850	4.17	0.71
United States	Hourly	$22.69	$28.18	$36.51	$47.78	$61.89	$39.42	912,430	–	–
United States	Annual	$47,180	$58,610	$75,940	$99,380	$128,720	$81,990	912,430	–	–

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: 37th of 51 states
Location quotient: 0.71
Jobs per 1,000: 4.17

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 human resources specialists, 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
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$33.24	$69,150	$45,640	$109,780	3,650	5.96	1.02
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$33.08	$68,810	$44,660	$115,920	760	4.82	0.82
Jackson, MS	$30.15	$62,720	$41,250	$108,180	1,160	4.29	0.73
Hattiesburg, MS	$26.44	$55,000	$36,880	$81,950	230	3.71	0.63
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$27.99	$58,210	$38,130	$101,850	350	2.81	0.48
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$27.99	$58,210	$38,540	$103,650	230	2.89	0.49
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$27.74	$57,700	$35,860	$98,010	720	3.36	0.57
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$25.42	$52,870	$33,490	$90,790	290	3.18	0.54

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Mississippi	$28.99	$60,300	4,850	0.71
Alabama	$31.22	$64,940	11,080	0.89
Arkansas	$26.45	$55,010	6,230	0.81
Louisiana	$29.47	$61,300	7,240	0.64
Tennessee	$32.39	$67,370	21,460	1.12

See the national page for Human Resources Specialists (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.