Office Clerks, General Salary in Mississippi

In Mississippi, office clerks, general earn a median $34,900 a year, well below the national median of $45,010 (−22%); the state ranks 48th of 51 states by median. That is 13% less than the median across all occupations in Mississippi ($40,120). Among neighbouring states, Tennessee and Arkansas pay more (up to $38,860 in Tennessee) and Louisiana and Alabama pay less (down to $31,200 in Alabama). Mississippi employs 17,600 office clerks, general, 15.1 per 1,000 jobs, the 34th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.95 is close to the national share.

Mississippi vs the United States, May 2025

Office Clerks, General: 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	$10.29	$13.23	$16.78	$20.58	$25.38	$17.43	17,600	15.13	0.95
Mississippi	Annual	$21,410	$27,520	$34,900	$42,800	$52,780	$36,250	17,600	15.13	0.95
United States	Hourly	$14.57	$17.48	$21.64	$26.11	$31.10	$22.32	2,464,940	–	–
United States	Annual	$30,310	$36,350	$45,010	$54,300	$64,680	$46,420	2,464,940	–	–

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: 34th of 51 states
Location quotient: 0.95
Jobs per 1,000: 15.13

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 office clerks, general, 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	$18.56	$38,610	$28,380	$58,390	9,060	14.81	0.93
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$17.65	$36,710	$22,780	$52,440	2,010	12.71	0.80
Jackson, MS	$17.27	$35,910	$21,740	$54,220	4,020	14.86	0.94
Hattiesburg, MS	$17.16	$35,690	$21,920	$48,260	820	13.19	0.83
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$16.59	$34,510	$21,160	$51,760	2,800	13.06	0.82
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$16.16	$33,610	$21,170	$49,020	1,260	13.67	0.86
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$15.30	$31,820	$21,420	$47,250	2,050	16.59	1.05
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$15.27	$31,750	$21,020	$50,200	1,200	15.06	0.95

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Mississippi	$16.78	$34,900	17,600	0.95
Alabama	$15.00	$31,200	13,130	0.39
Arkansas	$17.81	$37,050	29,940	1.45
Louisiana	$15.62	$32,480	31,790	1.04
Tennessee	$18.68	$38,860	49,880	0.96

See the national page for Office Clerks, General (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.