Recruiter salary in Jackson, MS

Pay in Jackson against Mississippi and the US

The middle half of recruiters in Jackson earns $50,190–$84,610. The top tenth earns $108,180 or more, 2.6 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.7 times. The mean ($70,570) is 13% over the median, so a group of high earners pulls the average up; price a typical hire from the median. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $34,420 wide, against $34,990 across Mississippi and $40,770 nationally: employers in Jackson pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a recruiter here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $21,890 over the median, the 25th only $12,530 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $28,245 a year in employer cost. 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 $75,940 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Jackson, and the Mississippi statewide median of $60,300 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Jackson

At the $62,720 median, a local hire costs about $80,929 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $18,209 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 Jackson

Of the 17 roles we track in Jackson, this one ranks #3 by median pay, between accountants ($70,720) and marketing specialists ($60,310). Project Coordinator is the highest at $78,150.

Measured against the US median, recruiters rank #9 of the 17 roles we track in Jackson (-17.4%), between accountants (-15.5%) and administrative assistants (-19.1%). The typical role here is at -17.4%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Recruiters hold 4.5% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Jackson and 5.8% 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 $52,870 in the West Delta Mississippi nonmetro area to $68,810 in Gulfport-Biloxi, a gap of $15,940 a year. No other area in Mississippi has as many recruiters, and 5 of the other 6 pay less.

Jackson against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Jackson is #109 of 521 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, with pay near the middle of the US range. Outside Mississippi, Great Falls and Beckley pay just above Jackson and Palm Bay-Melbourne and Panama City-Panama City Beach just below. All four are within $130 a year of the median in Jackson. Of the three markets with about as many recruiters, all three pay more.

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