Nursing Assistants Salary in Mississippi (2024)

The median nursing assistants salary in Mississippi is $30,460/year, based on May 2024 BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). That is 22.9% below the national median of $39,530.

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What the numbers mean

The gap between the 10th and 90th percentile is wide: the highest-paid 10% of nursing assistants in Mississippi earn about 1.6× what the lowest-paid 10% earn. That spread usually reflects differences in experience, employer type, and local cost of living within the state — the median is a more representative figure than the mean for a "typical" salary, since a small number of very high earners can pull the mean upward.

Higher-paying states for Nursing Assistants

• Arkansas: $31,990/year
• Alabama: $32,470/year
• Guam: $32,970/year
• Oklahoma: $35,040/year

See the full Nursing Assistants salary by state ranking for all 54 states with available data.

Other occupations in Mississippi

Median annual salary for other tracked occupations in Mississippi, May 2024 OEWS.

• General and Operations Managers: $88,290
• Software Developers: $86,460
• Registered Nurses: $74,470
• Dental Hygienists: $66,290
• Accountants and Auditors: $64,170
• Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters: $57,960
• Electricians: $57,300
• Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers: $50,700
• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers: $49,490
• Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses: $48,850
• Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education: $48,440
• Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers: $47,270
• Carpenters: $46,160
• Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers: $45,610
• Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics: $38,070
• Construction Laborers: $37,180
• Medical Assistants: $34,800

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