Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic in Mississippi
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,964
after federal, FICA and Mississippi tax
Tax takes
$6,616
17.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,472
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
$37,580
Kept after tax
$30,964
Worth in national money
$35,472
State rank
45
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Mississippi. The middle earner gets $37,580. That is 45 of 48 states, and about 18.61% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Against 486 occupations Mississippi publishes, this job lands at 366. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Here is where Mississippi does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $37,580 you keep $30,964, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $35,472 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $37,950, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic, Mississippi sits in the lower band at $37,580, ranking 45 of 48 and trailing the national median by about 18.61%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within Mississippi, this work ranks 366 of 486 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- After federal, FICA and Mississippi income tax, retained pay for molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic on $37,580 is $30,964. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $35,472 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $37,950 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $24,440 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $37,580 |
| Top tenth earn over | $50,740 |
| This salary | $37,580 |
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 | $30,964 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $32,376 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,155 |
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 | $35,824 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,607 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Mississippi earn less than $37,580. The published range is $24,440 up to $50,740, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Mississippi's $30,964, worked from $37,580. 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 366 of 486.
- One number stands for prices across all of Mississippi, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $35,472, the adjusted value of that $37,580 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 366 of 486 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic in Mississippi the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $24,440 to $50,740. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Mississippi take-home of $30,964, on $37,580 for work ranking 366 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 366 of 486 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Mississippi, so $35,472 — the adjusted value of that $37,580 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 366 of 486 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $24,440 at the tenth percentile, $50,740 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 $35,472.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Mississippi's own levy, $30,964 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 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 ($24,440 to $50,740) 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 $35,472 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 $30,964 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.