Salaries in Mississippi.
1 metro area. 3445 roles.
Average cost-of-living index: 0.79x national average. Last updated April 2026.
1 city tracked3445 roles
Highest Paying
$277,000
Technical Fellow
Median Role
$247,000
Senior VP of Design
Entry Level
$235,000
SVP of Product
Salary data sourced from SEC filings, H-1B Labor Condition Applications (DOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and aggregated job postings across 50+ platforms. Ranges reflect 25th to 75th percentile for full-time positions. Cost-of-living adjustments use Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (2025 index). Last updated April 2026.
Mississippi has 1 major metro area tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 0.79x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is Technical Fellow at $277,000 in Jackson. The median role pays $247,000.
Metro areas in Mississippi
Top 30 salaries in Mississippi
| # | Role | Median | Top City | Range |
|---|
| 1 | Technical Fellow | $277,000 | Jackson | $216,000 – $359,000 |
| 2 | Principal Quantitative Researcher | $274,000 | Jackson | $214,000 – $356,000 |
| 3 | Distinguished Engineer | $271,000 | Jackson | $205,000 – $345,000 |
| 4 | Principal AI Research Scientist | $268,000 | Jackson | $209,000 – $349,000 |
| 5 | Senior VP of Security | $268,000 | Jackson | $210,000 – $349,000 |
| 6 | Chief Security Officer | $261,000 | Jackson | $203,000 – $339,000 |
| 7 | Senior VP of Product | $260,000 | Jackson | $203,000 – $339,000 |
| 8 | Principal Deep Learning Engineer | $254,000 | Jackson | $198,000 – $330,000 |
| 9 | Staff AI Research Scientist | $252,000 | Jackson | $197,000 – $328,000 |
| 10 | Chief Strategy Officer | $252,000 | Jackson | $197,000 – $328,000 |
| 11 | Principal Applied Scientist | $251,000 | Jackson | $196,000 – $327,000 |
| 12 | Principal AI Compiler Engineer | $251,000 | Jackson | $196,000 – $327,000 |
| 13 | L7 Software Engineer | $250,000 | Jackson | $195,000 – $325,000 |
| 14 | SVP of Technology | $249,000 | Jackson | $194,000 – $324,000 |
| 15 | Principal AI Safety Engineer | $248,000 | Jackson | $194,000 – $323,000 |
| 16 | Senior VP of Design | $247,000 | Jackson | $193,000 – $322,000 |
| 17 | Principal AI Agent Architect | $246,000 | Jackson | $192,000 – $319,000 |
| 18 | Chief Machine Learning Officer | $246,000 | Jackson | $192,000 – $320,000 |
| 19 | Chief AI Officer | $245,000 | Jackson | $182,000 – $316,000 |
| 20 | SVP of Engineering | $242,000 | Jackson | $189,000 – $315,000 |
| 21 | Senior Head of Product | $242,000 | Jackson | $189,000 – $315,000 |
| 22 | Staff Quantitative Researcher | $242,000 | Jackson | $189,000 – $315,000 |
| 23 | Principal Quantitative Developer | $239,000 | Jackson | $187,000 – $311,000 |
| 24 | Chief Data & AI Officer | $238,000 | Jackson | $177,000 – $310,000 |
| 25 | Principal LLM Engineer | $238,000 | Jackson | $185,000 – $309,000 |
| 26 | Senior Head of Security | $238,000 | Jackson | $186,000 – $309,000 |
| 27 | Chief Science Officer | $238,000 | Jackson | $185,000 – $309,000 |
| 28 | CTO | $237,000 | Jackson | $185,000 – $308,000 |
| 29 | Principal Computer Vision Engineer | $235,000 | Jackson | $183,000 – $306,000 |
| 30 | SVP of Product | $235,000 | Jackson | $184,000 – $306,000 |
Tax considerations in Mississippi
Mississippi's top income tax rate is 5%. Jackson has no city income tax. The very low cost of living means take home pay goes further here than almost any other metro.
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