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Office Manager salary and cost of hiring in Mississippi

The median office manager in Mississippi earned $58,380 a year in May 2025[1], 16.0% below the US median of $69,500. That puts Mississippi at #48 of 51 states for this job.

$4,865median pay per month in Mississippi
$6,950employer cost per month with benefits
$28.07median pay per hour
13,680people in this job in Mississippi

BLS occupation 43-1011. Data from the May 2025 release, checked 2026-10-15.

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
Mississippi$38,030$58,380$90,210
United States$45,610$69,500$104,710
10th to 90th percentilemiddle half (25th to 75th)median

The middle half of office managers in Mississippi earns $46,000–$73,720; the top tenth earns $90,210 or more, 2.4 times the bottom tenth.

What a hire really costs

Benefits and payroll taxes are 30.0% of total compensation in US private industry[2]. At the Mississippi median that makes about $83,400 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$83,400local hire, first year incl. benefits
-remote hire, first year incl. fee
-difference in year one
-of the local cost saved

Pay by metro area in Mississippi

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
Jackson, MS
$60,100
$77,5003,070
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
$59,180
$71,6202,390
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
$58,390
$71,8901,890
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
$56,710
$67,7501,060
Hattiesburg, MS
$55,670
$68,610680
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
$55,030
$67,200930
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
$53,540
$69,8901,390

Jackson, MS pays the most ($60,100) and Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area the least ($53,540): $6,560 a year apart for the same job.

What an office manager does

An office manager (for a remote team: an operations coordinator) owns the processes that keep a small company organised: vendors, onboarding, tools, policies and the admin calendar.

Neighbours in the ranking

StateMedianvs Mississippi
Oklahoma
$60,870
+4.3%
Alabama
$60,360
+3.4%
Mississippi
$58,380
+0.0%
Arkansas
$58,100
-0.5%
Louisiana
$57,180
-2.1%

Questions

How much does an office manager earn in Mississippi?

The median was $58,380 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $46,000 to $73,720.

What does it cost to employ an office manager in Mississippi?

About $83,400 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in Mississippi do office managers earn the most?

Jackson, MS, with a median of $60,100 a year.

Other roles in Mississippi

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Sources

  1. BLS OEWS May 2025, 43-1011: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes431011.htm
  2. BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, private industry, June 2026: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
  3. Silkstaff pricing: https://silkstaff.com/#pricing
  4. Deel pricing, contractor management: https://www.deel.com/pricing/

How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Last updated 2026-11-05.