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Mississippi State University Salary by Occupation and Position

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Average Staff Salary By Occupation

Mississippi State University has 4,045 full-time non-instructional staffs and the average salary is $67,812. Mississippi State's staff salary increased by 2.26% compared to last year' salary. The following list shows the average salary for the popular occupation with a number of employees.
  • The average salary of the Management position is $177,656 over 194 Management staff.
  • The average salary of the Computer, Engineering, and Science position is $66,099 over 673 Computer, Engineering, and Science staff.
  • The average salary of the Business and Financial Operations position is $74,355 over 584 Business and Financial Operations staff.
  • The average salary of the Research position is $106,422 over 84 Research staff.
  • The average salary of the Public service position is $131,285 over 129 Public service staff.
The following table summarizes the average staff salary by occupation with the number of staff at Mississippi State University.
Average Staff Salary By Occupation at Mississippi State University
OccupationYearNumber of StaffsAverage Salary
All Non-Instructional Staffs Total20254,045
+155 (3.98%) 		$67,812
+$1,499 (2.26%)
20243,890$66,313
Research202584
+10 (13.51%) 		$106,422
+$276 (0.26%)
202474$106,146
Public service2025129
-10 (-7.19%) 		$131,285
+$8,498 (6.92%)
2024139$122,787
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, Academic Affairs, and other Education Services2025623
+27 (4.53%) 		$56,950
+$1,681 (3.04%)
2024596$55,269
Management2025194
+7 (3.74%) 		$177,656
-$3,144 (-1.74%)
2024187$180,800
Business and Financial Operations2025584
+14 (2.46%) 		$74,355
+$1,884 (2.60%)
2024570$72,470
Computer, Engineering, and Science2025673
+16 (2.44%) 		$66,099
+$1,394 (2.16%)
2024657$64,705
Community Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media2025334
+32 (10.60%) 		$96,945
+$318 (0.33%)
2024302$96,627
Healthcare Practioners and Technical2025190
+39 (25.83%) 		$50,934
+$3,870 (8.22%)
2024151$47,064
Service2025384
+19 (5.21%) 		$34,987
+$1,716 (5.16%)
2024365$33,271
Sales and related202513
+3 (30.00%) 		$59,031
+$2,810 (5.00%)
202410$56,222
Office and Administrative Support2025587
+13 (2.26%) 		$38,952
+$1,162 (3.07%)
2024574$37,790
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance2025165
-20 (-10.81%) 		$45,593
+$1,536 (3.49%)
2024185$44,057
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving202585
+5 (6.25%) 		$46,179
+$785 (1.73%)
202480$45,394

Staff Salary Comparison

Mississippi State's average staff salary is $67,812. Mississippi State's staff salary is similar to the national average staff salary at four-years colleges ($67,248). Its salary is higher than the average salary of four-years colleges in Mississippi.
Non-instructional Staff Salary Comparison
Average Staff Salary
Mississippi State University$67,812
All Colleges$66,174
Four-years Colleges$67,248
Mississippi Colleges$55,229
Four-years Mississippi Colleges$57,491

Staff Salary Comparison Between Mississippi State and nearby Colleges

The following table shows the average staff salary of colleges near Mississippi State. Compared to those schools such as Mississippi University for Women and Vaughn Beauty College, Mississippi State's staff salary is higher than the average salary ($54,253). You can compare the salary to analyze or make a decision. The schools in below table are sorted by distance from Mississippi State.
Average Staff SalaryNumber of Staff
Mississippi State University$67,8125,451
Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MS$49,007451
East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS$52,852513
Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS$49,597636
East Central Community College Decatur, MS$56,351357
Holmes Community College Goodman, MS$52,985569
Meridian Community College Meridian, MS$48,574390
University of Mississippi University, MS$70,40712,939