Accountant salary in the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area

Pay in the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area against Mississippi and the US

Accountants at the 90th percentile earn $118,660, 2.8 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.6. The middle half of accountants in the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area earns $59,610–$95,660. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $36,050 wide, against $36,090 across Mississippi and $42,790 nationally: employers in the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an accountant here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $15,300 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $20,750, or about $26,774 once benefits are added. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $83,680 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area, and the Mississippi statewide median of $68,100 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area

At the $74,910 median, a local hire costs about $96,658 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $21,748 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area

Of the 15 roles we track in the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($99,510); recruiters come next at $58,210.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #2 of the 15 roles we track in the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area (-10.5%), between project coordinators (-2.7%) and HR assistants (-11.6%). The typical role here is at -23.1%, so, measured against the US, accountants cost more in the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area than the area's general pay level would suggest. Accountants hold 6.9% of the jobs in these 15 roles in the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area and 9.3% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Mississippi

Across the 7 areas of Mississippi with data for this job, the median runs from $62,360 in the Lower East Mississippi nonmetro area to $76,380 in Gulfport-Biloxi, a gap of $14,020 a year. Of the 4 areas in Mississippi with more accountants than the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area, 3 pay less: Jackson, MS ($70,720), the Upper East Mississippi nonmetro area ($64,410) and the Lower East Mississippi nonmetro area ($62,360).

the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area is #393 of 521 US areas for this job. The market is small, and its pay sits near the middle of the US range. Outside Mississippi, Honolulu and Goldsboro pay just above the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area and Macon-Bibb County and Traverse City just below. All four are within $90 a year of the median in the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, two pay more.

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