Recruiter salary in the West Delta Mississippi nonmetro area

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

The middle half of recruiters in the West Delta Mississippi nonmetro area earns $39,310–$70,600. The top tenth earns $90,790 or more, 2.7 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.7 times. The mean ($58,710) is 11% 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 $31,290 wide, against $34,990 across Mississippi and $40,770 nationally: employers in the West Delta Mississippi nonmetro area pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a recruiter here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $17,730 a year in pay and about $22,877 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $13,560 in pay. 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 75th and 90th percentiles in the West Delta Mississippi nonmetro area, and the Mississippi statewide median of $60,300 falls between the median and the 75th percentile. An offer at the national rate would beat what three quarters of local recruiters earn.

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

At the $52,870 median, a local hire costs about $68,219 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $15,349 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 West Delta Mississippi nonmetro area

Of the 16 roles we track in the West Delta Mississippi nonmetro area, this one ranks #5 by median pay, between office managers ($56,710) and marketing specialists ($52,070). Project Coordinator is the highest at $77,120.

Measured against the US median, recruiters rank #13 of the 16 roles we track in the West Delta Mississippi nonmetro area (-30.4%), between administrative assistants (-27.9%) and marketing specialists (-33.9%). The typical role here is at -22.9%, so, measured against the US, recruiters cost less in the West Delta Mississippi nonmetro area than the area's general pay level would suggest. Recruiters hold 4.3% of the jobs in these 16 roles in the West Delta Mississippi nonmetro area 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. All 4 areas in Mississippi with more recruiters than the West Delta Mississippi nonmetro area also pay more, among them Jackson, MS ($62,720) and Gulfport-Biloxi, MS ($68,810).

the West Delta Mississippi nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the West Delta Mississippi nonmetro area is #370 of 521 US areas for this job. It is a mid-sized market, and its pay is in the bottom quarter of US areas. Outside Mississippi, McAllen-Edinburg and Jonesboro pay just above the West Delta Mississippi nonmetro area and Laredo and Hot Springs just below. Of the three markets with about as many recruiters, all three pay more.

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