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State profile · NCES F-33 FY2023

Teacher Salary in Mississippi

Mississippi sits in the lowest third of reporting jurisdictions at $51,325 (#45 of 49). According to the NCES Common Core of Data finance survey, estimated teacher pay and per-pupil spending are available for every public school district in Mississippi.

$51,325
Est. state avg salary

Well below benchmark

-26.9%
vs national
#45
National rank
138
Districts

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$51,325/year (est.)

Mississippi sits in the lowest third of reporting jurisdictions at $51,325 (#45 of 49). Estimated average teacher salary is $51,325, materially below the national average of $70,245, ranking #45 of 49, across 138 public school districts with reliable data (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third estimated pay: Mississippi sits in the lowest third of reporting jurisdictions at $51,325 (#45 of 49).
  • lower third nationally (#45 of 49)
  • Mississippi ranks #45 of 49 on the salary estimate and #33 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • $36,752 spread between its highest- and lowest-paying districts
  • -26.9% vs the national average
  • +28.6% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (balanced cohort, not the FTE average above)
  • #44 of 49 purchasing-power-adjusted (BEA RPP 86.8)

Mississippi sits in the lower third for estimated pay

Across 138 reliable-salary districts, the average estimate is $51,325: #45 of 49 jurisdictions with a reliable district estimate, and 26.9% below the national benchmark of $70,245.

The rank compares the same F-33-derived district measure nationwide. It does not include benefits, experience steps, taxes, or local living costs; use it as a relative state placement rather than an exact paycheck.

Mississippi purchasing-power check on lower-third pay

Mississippi's nominal average teacher salary ranks #45 of the 49 states and territories that report teacher salaries. Adjusted by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis's 2023 Regional Price Parity (86.8, US = 100, a relative state-level price-level index, not a district or metro cost-of-living figure), the estimate becomes $59,919, ranking #44 of 49 , 1 places higher than the nominal rank once relative price levels are factored in. This purchasing-power view is not published by NEA's teacher-pay rankings or the aggregator sites; it comes from combining our own F-33-derived salary estimate with BEA's public RPP series. See the full 51-state release for methodology and download. BEA Regional Price Parities · NCES CCD F-33

Mississippi in the teacher-salary distribution

FY2023 estimated state averages from the same NCES-derived ranking

$51,325 8th percentile higher than 8% of 49 reporting states and territories

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Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey; state estimates derived from reported instructional-salary expenditure and teacher FTE · FY2023

Mississippi's comparable salary trend

Same reporting-district cohort, FY2019-FY2023

FY2023 estimated average
$59,625 28.590059274190597% vs FY2019
136 districts held in the panel
$45,000$50,000$55,000$60,000$65,000 FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023 Mississippi est. avg teacher salary, FY2019: $46,368Mississippi est. avg teacher salary, FY2020: $49,997Mississippi est. avg teacher salary, FY2021: $52,917Mississippi est. avg teacher salary, FY2022: $53,847Mississippi est. avg teacher salary, FY2023: $59,625 $46,368 $59,625 ▲ +28.6%
Read the chart as text
Period Mississippi est. avg teacher salary
FY2019 $46,368
FY2020 $49,997
FY2021 $52,917
FY2022 $53,847
FY2023 $59,625

Highest-paying districts in Mississippi

Estimated average teacher salary, enrolling districts (200+ students)

Est. avg salary

What this shows Forrest County Ag High School leads Mississippi on the F-33 instructional-salary estimate. Service entities (CTCs, county offices) are excluded, their enrollment-based ratios are not reliable salary figures.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

Top 3 districts

1 $76,198

Forrest County Ag High School

Est. avg teacher salary
2 $62,125

Hazlehurst City School District

Est. avg teacher salary
3 $60,147

Oxford School District

Est. avg teacher salary

Districts by Estimated Teacher Salary

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment Per-Pupil Exp
Perry Co School Dist $49,241 933 $18,154
Simpson Co School Dist $49,220 3,008 $14,803
Yazoo City Municipal School Dist $49,046 2,029 $16,281
Coffeeville School Dist $49,005 417 $16,842
Holly Springs School Dist $48,871 1,025 $16,276
Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist $48,856 2,897 $13,402
East Tallahatchie Consol Sch Dist $48,816 853 $15,642
Attala Co School Dist $48,390 1,004 $17,298
Laurel School District $48,385 2,712 $17,294
South Pike School Dist $48,260 1,557 $16,044
Marion Co School Dist $48,180 1,904 $15,254
Greenwood-leflore Cons Sch District $48,120 4,030 $16,046
Philadelphia Public School Dist $48,110 829 $15,261
Walthall Co School Dist $48,104 1,684 $15,394
Marshall Co School Dist $48,095 2,777 $12,735
Picayune School District $48,005 3,431 $13,322
Quitman Co School Dist $47,842 852 $15,399
Benton Co School Dist $47,597 961 $14,498
Covington County School District $47,538 2,609 $16,043
Chickasaw Co School Dist $47,404 2,214 $11,792
Tate Co School Dist $47,401 2,014 $14,468
Kosciusko School District $47,330 2,123 $14,847
Mccomb School District $47,325 2,140 $19,307
South Tippah School Dist $47,272 2,485 $12,770
Columbus Municipal School Dist $47,148 3,090 $16,491
Amite County School District $47,144 853 $18,543
Forrest County School District $45,925 2,129 $17,519
Coahoma County School District $45,863 988 $23,618
Leake Co School Dist $45,497 2,532 $13,825
East Jasper Consolidated Sch Dist $45,175 755 $18,830
Nettleton School Dist $45,153 1,112 $11,722
Sunflower Cty Cons School District $45,009 2,929 $21,964
Calhoun Co School Dist $44,607 2,080 $13,756
West Bolivar Cons School Dist $44,544 938 $20,994
West Tallahatchie School District $44,374 513 $22,224
Hollandale School Dist $44,162 548 $20,159
Holmes County Consolidated SD $43,815 2,544 $19,615
Newton Municipal School District $39,446 816 $15,330

Showing 101–138 of 138 enrolling districts. Specialized non-enrolling agencies (career/technical centers, county offices, service co-ops) are excluded from the salary ranking, their enrollment-based estimates are not reliable.

Lowest-Paying Districts in Mississippi

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment
Newton Municipal School District $39,446 816
Holmes County Consolidated SD $43,815 2,544
Hollandale School Dist $44,162 548
West Tallahatchie School District $44,374 513
West Bolivar Cons School Dist $44,544 938
Calhoun Co School Dist $44,607 2,080
Sunflower Cty Cons School District $45,009 2,929
Nettleton School Dist $45,153 1,112
East Jasper Consolidated Sch Dist $45,175 755
Leake Co School Dist $45,497 2,532

Among enrolling districts (200+ students) with a reliable estimate; service entities excluded, see methodology.

Nationwide peers near Mississippi's lower-third pay

Two nationwide peer sets for Mississippi: closest on estimated average teacher salary ($51,325 here) and closest on total student enrollment (436,542 here). Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not geographic containment.

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other states by unweighted district-mean teacher pay (F-33 derived, ≥5 districts with reliable estimates).

Similar enrollment

Nearest other states by NCES-reported K-12 enrollment. Salary peers above are excluded.

Compare Nearby-Ranked States

Indiana
$52,427
Rank #42
Missouri
$52,299
Rank #43
Texas
$51,478
Rank #44
South Dakota
$50,422
Rank #46

Data: NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey + Staff Universe Survey, FY2023. Salary figures divide instructional expenditure (variable Z33) by each district's reported teacher FTE, or an estimated FTE for the small minority with no reported figure. Not individual salary data. Read our methodology.

Mississippi teacher salary FAQ

What is the average teacher salary in Mississippi?

Across 138 Mississippi public school districts with reliable data, the average teacher salary is $51,325 (NCES CCD F-33 reported teacher salaries divided by CCD Staff Universe Survey teacher headcounts, FY2023). It is a district-level mean derived from finance filings, so it will not match a contract-salary survey exactly, read it as a relative comparison.

Which Mississippi school district pays teachers the most?

Forrest County Ag High School reports the highest average teacher salary in Mississippi at $76,198, while Newton Municipal School District sits at the lower end at $39,446.

How does Mississippi teacher pay compare to the national average?

Mississippi's average of $51,325 is materially below the national average of $70,245 (-26.9%), ranking #45 of the 49 jurisdictions with a reliable district estimate.

How many school districts are in Mississippi?

Mississippi has 138 public school districts in the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, together serving 436,542 students.

How much do teachers make in Mississippi?

District-average teacher pay in Mississippi sits in a comparatively narrow band, from $39,446 in Newton Municipal School District to $76,198 in Forrest County Ag High School. With that little district-to-district spread the statewide figure is a reasonable guide to what most districts pay. These are district-wide averages from NCES CCD F-33 (FY2023), not individual salaries or pay-scale steps.

Can teachers earn $100,000 in Mississippi?

No Mississippi district with reliable data reports an estimated average teacher salary at or above $100,000; the state's highest is Forrest County Ag High School at $76,198. This is a district-wide average, not an individual salary, step, or years-of-experience figure.

How does Mississippi rank after adjusting for cost of living?

Within the separate enrollment-weighted state comparison, BEA's 2023 Regional Price Parity (86.8, US=100) adjusts Mississippi's nominal estimate of $52,005 from #46 to $59,919 and #44. The headline uses an unweighted district mean, so this does not replace it. Neither measure is take-home pay, taxes, or district/metro cost of living.

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Disclaimer & data sources

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainTeacher for Mississippi