Physicians, All Other in Mississippi
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$159,791
after federal, FICA and Mississippi tax
Tax takes
$68,339
30.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$183,054
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
$228,130
Kept after tax
$159,791
Worth in national money
$183,054
State rank
40
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for physicians, all other is on the low side in Mississippi. The middle earner gets $228,130. That is 40 of 50 states, and about 14.21% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Mississippi. It ranks 2 out of 486 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Mississippi is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $228,130 the take-home is $159,791; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $183,054 would nationally. The average comes to $234,660, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For physicians, all other, Mississippi sits in the lower band at $228,130, ranking 40 of 50 and trailing the national median by about 14.21%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within Mississippi, physicians, all other ranks 2 of 486 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Post-tax income for physicians, all other in Mississippi, on $228,130, is $159,791 — equivalent to $183,054 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $234,660 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Physicians, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $61,960 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $228,130 |
| Top tenth earn over | $455,660 |
| This salary | $228,130 |
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 | $159,791 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $168,824 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$9,321 |
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 | $214,751 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$13,797 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $228,130 as a midpoint for Mississippi, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $61,960 and the ninetieth is $455,660 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Mississippi's $159,791, worked from $228,130. 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 2 of 486.
- One number stands for prices across all of Mississippi, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $183,054, the adjusted value of that $228,130 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 2 of 486 in the state.
- The Mississippi median of $228,130 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $61,960 to $455,660. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Mississippi take-home of $159,791, on $228,130 for work ranking 2 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 2 of 486 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Mississippi, so $183,054 — the adjusted value of that $228,130 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 2 of 486 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $61,960 and the top tenth $455,660 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Mississippi sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $183,054 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $159,791.
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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($61,960) and the ninetieth ($455,660) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $183,054 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 $159,791 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.