StateRates

Hattiesburg salaries

The median worker in the Hattiesburg, MS metro area earned $36,360 a year in 2024, about $17.48 an hour. That ranks #382 of the 391 metro areas published here, 26.5% below the national median.

Mississippi

Median pay $36,360 $17.48 per hour
Vs national -26.5% U.S. $49,500
Workers 62,320 wage and salary
Metro rank #382 of 391 by median pay

What this labour market looks like

Hattiesburg pays 6.9% less than Mississippi as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.

Unusually concentrated here

Occupations against their national share, 2024
Occupation Concentration Employed Median
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians 3.74× 520 $31,240
Cooks, Fast Food 2.91× 790 $22,880
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 2.18× 560 $46,470
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1.92× 860 $44,910
Retail Salespersons 1.71× 2,620 $26,940
Cashiers 1.64× 2,090 $22,190
Registered Nurses 1.61× 2,140 $64,960
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 1.6× 690 $48,320
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 1.59× 760 $30,520
Food Preparation Workers 1.45× 520 $27,100
Customer Service Representatives 1.41× 1,560 $35,350
Receptionists and Information Clerks 1.35× 530 $29,100

Best paid occupations

Highest median pay in Hattiesburg
Occupation Median Hourly Employed
Nurse Practitioners $113,610 $54.62 300
Financial Managers $103,220 $49.62 230
Medical and Health Services Managers $85,750 $41.23 330
General and Operations Managers $83,000 $39.90 740
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $64,990 $31.25 400
Registered Nurses $64,960 $31.23 2,140
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $63,280 $30.42 380
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $63,250 $30.41 380
Accountants and Auditors $62,270 $29.94 360
Loan Officers $59,810 $28.76 200
Postal Service Mail Carriers $52,210 $25.10 200
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $52,050 $25.02 660
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $51,800 $24.91 240
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $49,200 $23.65 450
Human Resources Specialists $48,820 $23.47 250
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $48,610 n/a 350
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $48,320 n/a 690
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $47,800 $22.98 920
Electricians $47,330 $22.76 220
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $47,300 n/a 420
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $46,470 $22.34 560
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $44,910 $21.59 860
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $42,690 $20.53 480
Driver/Sales Workers $41,800 $20.09 210
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $38,530 $18.52 640
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $37,700 $18.13 260
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $37,390 $17.98 450
Loan Interviewers and Clerks $37,270 $17.92 210
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $37,090 $17.83 770
Pharmacy Technicians $37,000 $17.79 200
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $36,850 $17.72 230
Dental Assistants $36,410 $17.51 230
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $36,300 $17.45 360
Highway Maintenance Workers $36,090 $17.35 300
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $35,920 $17.27 230
Construction Laborers $35,750 $17.19 410
Customer Service Representatives $35,350 $17.00 1,560
Light Truck Drivers $34,960 $16.81 410
Medical Assistants $34,820 $16.74 410
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $34,420 $16.55 880
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $33,840 $16.27 230
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $33,020 $15.88 220
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $32,670 $15.71 920
Office Clerks, General $32,420 $15.59 950
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $31,240 $15.02 520
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $31,100 $14.95 300
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $30,520 $14.67 760
Stockers and Order Fillers $30,390 $14.61 1,300
Security Guards $30,060 $14.45 270
Nursing Assistants $29,990 $14.42 490
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $29,370 $14.12 270
Receptionists and Information Clerks $29,100 $13.99 530
Cooks, Restaurant $28,280 $13.60 610
Food Preparation Workers $27,100 $13.03 520
Retail Salespersons $26,940 $12.95 2,620
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $25,000 $12.02 950
Home Health and Personal Care Aides $24,850 $11.95 1,170
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $24,590 $11.82 370
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $23,510 $11.30 370
Dishwashers $23,160 $11.13 200

Where most people work

Largest occupations in Hattiesburg by employment
Occupation Employed Median Hourly
Retail Salespersons 2,620 $26,940 $12.95
Registered Nurses 2,140 $64,960 $31.23
Cashiers 2,090 $22,190 $10.67
Fast Food and Counter Workers 1,930 $22,160 $10.65
Customer Service Representatives 1,560 $35,350 $17.00
Stockers and Order Fillers 1,300 $30,390 $14.61
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 1,170 $24,850 $11.95
Waiters and Waitresses 1,010 $18,480 $8.89
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 950 $25,000 $12.02
Office Clerks, General 950 $32,420 $15.59
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 920 $47,800 $22.98
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 920 $32,670 $15.71
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 880 $34,420 $16.55
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 860 $44,910 $21.59
Cooks, Fast Food 790 $22,880 $11.00
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 770 $37,090 $17.83
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 760 $30,520 $14.67
General and Operations Managers 740 $83,000 $39.90
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 690 $48,320 n/a
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 660 $52,050 $25.02

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.

Other Mississippi metro areas

Hattiesburg pay: common questions

What is the average salary in Hattiesburg?

The median across all occupations is $36,360, or $17.48 an hour, covering 62,320 wage and salary workers. The mean is $47,260, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.

Does Hattiesburg pay more than the rest of Mississippi?

No. The metro median of $36,360 is 6.9% below the Mississippi median of $39,070. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.

Which jobs pay best in Hattiesburg?

Nurse Practitioners ($113,610), Financial Managers ($103,220), Medical and Health Services Managers ($85,750). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.

What is Hattiesburg unusually full of?

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, at 3.74× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.