Virtual receptionist in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS: cost vs in-house

Pay in Gulfport-Biloxi against Mississippi and the US

Virtual receptionists at the 90th percentile earn $40,320, 1.8 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 1.7. The middle half of virtual receptionists in Gulfport-Biloxi earns $26,750–$35,960. The mean ($32,180) is no higher than the median, so few high earners skew the figures here. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $9,210 wide, against $9,640 across Mississippi and $11,170 nationally: employers in Gulfport-Biloxi pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a virtual receptionist here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $3,740 a year in pay and about $4,826 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $5,470 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 $38,010 falls between the 75th and 90th percentiles in Gulfport-Biloxi, and the Mississippi statewide median of $31,160 falls between the 25th percentile and the median. An offer at the national rate would beat what three quarters of local virtual receptionists earn.

What a hire really costs in Gulfport-Biloxi

At the $32,220 median, a local hire costs about $41,574 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $9,354 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 Gulfport-Biloxi

Virtual receptionists have the lowest median of the 17 roles we track in Gulfport-Biloxi; project coordinators have the highest, at $84,200.

Measured against the US median, virtual receptionists rank #5 of the 17 roles we track in Gulfport-Biloxi (-15.2%), between data entry specialists (-11.9%) and office managers (-16.0%). The typical role here is at -17.7%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Virtual receptionists hold 7.4% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Gulfport-Biloxi and 5.7% nationally. The job is a bigger 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 $28,760 in the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area to $34,350 in Jackson, a gap of $5,590 a year. Of the 2 areas in Mississippi with more virtual receptionists than Gulfport-Biloxi, 1 pays less: the Upper East Mississippi nonmetro area ($30,610).

Gulfport-Biloxi against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Gulfport-Biloxi is #171 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, Altoona and Pinehurst-Southern Pines pay just above Gulfport-Biloxi and Erie and Hot Springs just below. All four are within $110 a year of the median in Gulfport-Biloxi. Of the three markets with about as many virtual receptionists, all three pay more.

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