Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators Salary in Mississippi

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Mississippi have a median of $39,070 a year, below the national $44,650 (−12%); the state ranks 46th of 51 states by median. That is 3% less than the median across all occupations in Mississippi ($40,120). Among neighbouring states, Louisiana, Tennessee and Alabama pay more (up to $45,070 in Louisiana) and Arkansas pays less (down to $36,990 in Arkansas). Mississippi employs 16,800 miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators, 14.4 per 1,000 jobs, the 25th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.60 means the occupation is more concentrated in Mississippi than nationally.

Mississippi vs the United States, May 2025

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators: 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	$14.01	$15.05	$18.79	$25.66	$30.37	$21.09	16,800	14.45	1.60
Mississippi	Annual	$29,130	$31,300	$39,070	$53,370	$63,170	$43,870	16,800	14.45	1.60
United States	Hourly	$16.00	$17.97	$21.47	$24.61	$31.19	$22.43	1,405,030	–	–
United States	Annual	$33,280	$37,380	$44,650	$51,200	$64,880	$46,660	1,405,030	–	–

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: 46th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 25th of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.60
Jobs per 1,000: 14.45

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 miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators, 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	$30.37	$63,170	$31,920	$69,190	4,810	17.78	1.97
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$18.83	$39,160	$29,360	$60,780	470	2.98	0.33
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$18.52	$38,530	$31,570	$49,180	5,120	8.37	0.93
Hattiesburg, MS	$17.86	$37,160	$28,040	$44,820	280	4.53	0.50
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$19.41	$40,360	$28,930	$73,970	5,170	24.14	2.67
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$18.00	$37,450	$27,920	$45,920	1,150	12.43	1.38
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$14.67	$30,520	$30,520	$49,610	2,760	22.32	2.47
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$14.54	$30,230	$22,260	$41,140	240	3.02	0.33

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Mississippi	$18.79	$39,070	16,800	1.60
Alabama	$20.53	$42,700	53,280	2.79
Arkansas	$17.78	$36,990	12,460	1.06
Louisiana	$21.67	$45,070	3,400	0.19
Tennessee	$21.46	$44,630	58,760	1.98

See the national page for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (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.