Retail Salespersons Salary in Mississippi

In Mississippi, retail salespersons earn a median $28,640 a year, well below the national median of $35,410 (−19%); the state ranks 51st of 51 states by median. That is 29% less than the median across all occupations in Mississippi ($40,120). Every neighbouring state pays more: Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana and Arkansas range from $29,270 in Arkansas to $31,950 in Tennessee. Mississippi employs 38,400 retail salespersons, 33.0 per 1,000 jobs, the 33rd largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.32 means the occupation is more concentrated in Mississippi than nationally.

Mississippi vs the United States, May 2025

Retail Salespersons: 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	$10.63	$11.29	$13.77	$16.97	$20.19	$14.98	38,400	33.02	1.32
Mississippi	Annual	$22,120	$23,480	$28,640	$35,300	$41,990	$31,150	38,400	33.02	1.32
United States	Hourly	$13.08	$14.38	$17.03	$18.59	$23.02	$17.94	3,897,860	–	–
United States	Annual	$27,210	$29,900	$35,410	$38,670	$47,890	$37,310	3,897,860	–	–

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: 51st of 51 states
Rank by employment: 33rd of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.32
Jobs per 1,000: 33.02

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 retail salespersons, 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	$15.67	$32,580	$23,760	$47,060	17,050	27.87	1.11
Jackson, MS	$13.98	$29,070	$22,850	$42,670	8,770	32.40	1.29
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$13.89	$28,880	$22,790	$40,010	5,380	33.97	1.36
Hattiesburg, MS	$13.66	$28,410	$21,950	$37,670	2,600	41.74	1.67
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$13.39	$27,860	$21,610	$37,590	7,020	32.77	1.31
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$13.13	$27,300	$21,530	$37,910	2,660	33.30	1.33
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$12.95	$26,930	$21,670	$37,720	3,970	32.16	1.28
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$12.88	$26,790	$21,030	$37,290	2,690	29.16	1.16

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Mississippi	$13.77	$28,640	38,400	1.32
Alabama	$14.44	$30,040	60,880	1.15
Arkansas	$14.07	$29,270	35,510	1.09
Louisiana	$14.18	$29,490	49,570	1.02
Tennessee	$15.36	$31,950	87,380	1.06

See the national page for Retail Salespersons (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.