Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks in Mississippi
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$23,092
after federal, FICA and Mississippi tax
Tax takes
$4,208
15.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$26,453
Mississippi costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Mississippi — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$27,300
Kept after tax
$23,092
Worth in national money
$26,453
State rank
50
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Mississippi is among the lower-paying states for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks. The middle earner takes $27,300, ranking 50 of 51 states — about 22.16% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Mississippi, this one sits low: 461 of 486 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $27,300 you keep $23,092 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $26,453 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $26,640.
- Mississippi ranks 50 of 51 for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks, with a median of $27,300 — about 22.16% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks occupies position 461 of 486 in Mississippi's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Retained pay in Mississippi is $23,092 after the full tax stack, from $27,300. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $26,453 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $26,640 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $19,050 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $27,300 |
| Top tenth earn over | $32,030 |
| This salary | $27,300 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Mississippi | $23,092 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $24,092 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,661 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $26,086 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,979 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Mississippi earn under $27,300 and half over. The published range runs $19,050 at the tenth percentile to $32,030 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Mississippi's $23,092, worked from $27,300. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 461 of 486.
- One number stands for prices across all of Mississippi, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $26,453, the adjusted value of that $27,300 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 461 of 486 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Mississippi, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $19,050 to $32,030; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Mississippi take-home of $23,092, on $27,300 for work ranking 461 of 486 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 461 of 486 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Mississippi, so $26,453 — the adjusted value of that $27,300 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 461 of 486 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $19,050 at the bottom tenth to $32,030 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $26,453.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Mississippi then takes its own share, leaving $23,092.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($19,050 to $32,030) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Mississippi rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Mississippi's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $26,453 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $23,092 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Mississippi income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.