Project Management Jobs in Mississippi

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Mississippi Ranks:
30
in the US for Natural Sciences Managers median annual salary
38
in the US for Architectural and Engineering Managers median annual salary
46
in the US for Industrial Production Managers median annual salary
48
in the US for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers median annual salary
51
in the US for Construction Managers median annual salary
51
in the US for Computer and Information Systems Managers median annual salary

Project management professionals in Mississippi are going to want extra helpings of that Mississippi Mud Pie to get over the fact that the state ranks quite low on its salaries. The only bright spot is Memphis, not even officially in the state but included as a metropolitan area that hires Mississippi PMPs, offering 104% of the U.S. median salary to its industrial production managers. Salaries for this field dip as low as 85% in Hattiesburg. In Jackson, the salary slides in at 62% of the national median for transportation, storage, and distribution managers, and 60% for computer and information systems managers in Hattiesburg.

State-Level Statistics

OccupationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Construction Managers1,730$64,17078%
Industrial Production Managers1,490$76,82086%
Computer and Information Systems Managers930$76,02063%
Architectural and Engineering Managers880$107,78086%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers730$64,95079%
Natural Sciences Managers170$96,70084%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

City-Level Statistics

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Statistics for Architectural and Engineering Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Memphis, TN-MS-AR430$98,20079%
Jackson, MS180$107,16086%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS120$119,25095%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Computer and Information Systems Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Memphis, TN-MS-AR1,380$106,39088%
Jackson, MS360$78,88065%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS110$77,71064%
Hattiesburg, MS40$72,10060%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Construction Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Memphis, TN-MS-AR910$73,51089%
Jackson, MS410$66,94081%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS200$64,33078%
Hattiesburg, MS120$59,74072%
Pascagoula, MS90$76,66093%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Industrial Production Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Memphis, TN-MS-AR730$92,790104%
Jackson, MS190$78,67088%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS50$79,24089%
Hattiesburg, MS30$76,19085%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Natural Sciences Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Memphis, TN-MS-AR140$87,73076%
Jackson, MS30$89,46077%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Memphis, TN-MS-AR1,290$80,32098%
Jackson, MS200$50,59062%
Pascagoula, MS60$69,11084%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS40$74,73091%
Hattiesburg, MS30$51,33063%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Data source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012