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Mississippi State University Salary by Occupation

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Average Staff Salary By Occupation

Mississippi State University has 3,759 full-time non-instructional staffs and the average salary is $64,053. Mississippi State's staff salary increased by 5.26% 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 $173,779 over 178 Management staff.
  • The average salary of the Computer, Engineering, and Science position is $62,399 over 639 Computer, Engineering, and Science staff.
  • The average salary of the Business and Financial Operations position is $71,218 over 535 Business and Financial Operations staff.
  • The average salary of the Research position is $107,581 over 78 Research staff.
  • The average salary of the Public service position is $115,558 over 143 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 Total20233,759
+30 (0.80%) 		$64,053
+$3,200 (5.26%)
20223,729$60,853
Research202378
-10 (-11.36%) 		$107,581
+$5,615 (5.51%)
202288$101,966
Public service2023143
-56 (-28.14%) 		$115,558
+$14,642 (14.51%)
2022199$100,917
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, Academic Affairs, and other Education Services2023572
+38 (7.12%) 		$54,505
+$3,161 (6.16%)
2022534$51,345
Management2023178
+25 (16.34%) 		$173,779
+$6,493 (3.88%)
2022153$167,286
Business and Financial Operations2023535
+30 (5.94%) 		$71,218
+$3,219 (4.73%)
2022505$67,998
Computer, Engineering, and Science2023639
-2 (-0.31%) 		$62,399
+$2,621 (4.38%)
2022641$59,778
Community Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media2023253
+19 (8.12%) 		$95,340
-$849 (-0.88%)
2022234$96,189
Healthcare Practioners and Technical2023146
-7 (-4.58%) 		$46,313
+$1,568 (3.51%)
2022153$44,744
Service2023347
+3 (0.87%) 		$31,776
+$1,889 (6.32%)
2022344$29,887
Sales and related20239
+3 (50.00%) 		$61,203
+$2,366 (4.02%)
20226$58,837
Office and Administrative Support2023585
-9 (-1.52%) 		$37,112
+$1,714 (4.84%)
2022594$35,398
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance2023195
+2 (1.04%) 		$42,991
+$1,897 (4.62%)
2022193$41,093
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving202379
-6 (-7.06%) 		$40,761
+$2,530 (6.62%)
202285$38,231

Staff Salary Comparison

Mississippi State's average staff salary is $64,053. Mississippi State's staff salary is similar to the national average staff salary at four-years colleges ($63,206). 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$64,053
All Colleges$62,174
Four-years Colleges$63,206
Mississippi Colleges$50,946
Four-years Mississippi Colleges$52,411

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 ($50,441). 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$64,0535,216
Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MS$48,240413
East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS$53,309552
Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS$47,304555
East Central Community College Decatur, MS$45,781341
Holmes Community College Goodman, MS$52,431655
Meridian Community College Meridian, MS$43,310438
University of Mississippi University, MS$62,71513,147