Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan in Mississippi
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,078
after federal, FICA and Mississippi tax
Tax takes
$6,032
17.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,312
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
$35,110
Kept after tax
$29,078
Worth in national money
$33,312
State rank
49
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Mississippi is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $35,110, ranking 49 of 50 states — about 23.54% 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: 409 of 486 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $35,110 you keep $29,078 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $33,312 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $35,320, since top earners drag the number up.
- Mississippi ranks 49 of 50 for interviewers, except eligibility and loan, with a median of $35,110 — about 23.54% 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.
- Interviewers, except eligibility and loan occupies position 409 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 $29,078 after the full tax stack, from $35,110. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $33,312 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $35,320 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $28,120 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $35,110 |
| Top tenth earn over | $44,980 |
| This salary | $35,110 |
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 | $29,078 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,391 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,037 |
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 | $33,477 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,464 |
| 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 interviewers, except eligibility and loan in Mississippi earn under $35,110 and half over. The published range runs $28,120 at the tenth percentile to $44,980 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 $29,078, worked from $35,110. 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 409 of 486.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $33,312 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 409.
- Figures are distribution medians for interviewers, except eligibility and loan in Mississippi, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $28,120 to $44,980; 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 $29,078, on $35,110 for work ranking 409 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 409 of 486 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $33,312, worked from $35,110, 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 409 of 486 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $28,120 and the top tenth $44,980, so most people doing this work in Mississippi sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Mississippi is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $33,312 in national terms.
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 $29,078.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($28,120 to $44,980) 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 $33,312 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 $29,078 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.