Industrial Engineers in Mississippi
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$72,505
after federal, FICA and Mississippi tax
Tax takes
$23,325
24.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$83,061
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
$95,830
Kept after tax
$72,505
Worth in national money
$83,061
State rank
50
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Mississippi is among the lower-paying states for industrial engineers. The middle earner takes $95,830, ranking 50 of 51 states — about 6.45% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 486 occupations Mississippi reports, industrial engineers comes in at 40 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $95,830 you keep $72,505 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $83,061 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $96,270, since top earners drag the number up.
- Mississippi ranks 50 of 51 for industrial engineers, with a median of $95,830 — about 6.45% 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.
- Industrial engineers ranks 40 of 486 occupations by median in Mississippi, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Retained pay in Mississippi is $72,505 after the full tax stack, from $95,830. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $83,061 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $96,270 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Industrial Engineers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $65,510 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $95,830 |
| Top tenth earn over | $130,150 |
| This salary | $95,830 |
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 | $72,505 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $76,246 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,598 |
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 | $90,512 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$6,351 |
| 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 industrial engineers in Mississippi earn under $95,830 and half over. The published range runs $65,510 at the tenth percentile to $130,150 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Mississippi the take-home figure of $72,505, from $95,830, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 40 of 486 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $83,061 uses one figure for the whole of Mississippi. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 486 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 40.
- Figures are distribution medians for industrial engineers in Mississippi, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $65,510 to $130,150; 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.
- Take-home for Mississippi is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $72,505 from $95,830. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 40 of 486 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $83,061, worked from $95,830, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Mississippi address, on work sitting at 40 of 486 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $65,510 at the tenth percentile, $130,150 at the ninetieth.
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 $83,061.
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 $72,505.
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 ($65,510 to $130,150) 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 $83,061 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 $72,505 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.