Print Binding and Finishing Workers in Mississippi
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$69,864
after federal, FICA and Mississippi tax
Tax takes
$21,986
23.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$80,035
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
$91,850
Kept after tax
$69,864
Worth in national money
$80,035
State rank
2
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Mississippi is one of the better-paying states for print binding and finishing workers. The middle earner takes $91,850, which ranks 2 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 117.19% above the national middle.
- Within Mississippi this is well-paid work. Of 486 occupations with published figures in the state, print binding and finishing workers ranks 47 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $91,850 you keep $69,864 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $80,035 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $79,910.
- Mississippi ranks 2 of 50 states publishing a median for print binding and finishing workers, at $91,850 — about 117.19% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Ranked against every occupation Mississippi publishes a median for, print binding and finishing workers sits 47 of 486 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay in Mississippi is $69,864 after the full tax stack, from $91,850. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $80,035 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $79,910 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Print Binding and Finishing Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,150 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $91,850 |
| Top tenth earn over | $108,080 |
| This salary | $91,850 |
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 | $69,864 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $73,446 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,454 |
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 | $86,758 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$6,152 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $91,850 as a midpoint for Mississippi, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $37,150 and the ninetieth is $108,080 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Mississippi the take-home figure of $69,864, from $91,850, 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 47 of 486 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Mississippi, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $80,035, the adjusted value of that $91,850 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 47 of 486 in the state.
- The Mississippi median of $91,850 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $37,150 to $108,080. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Mississippi is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $69,864 from $91,850. 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 47 of 486 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Mississippi, so $80,035 — the adjusted value of that $91,850 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 47 of 486 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $79,910, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $37,150 at the bottom tenth to $108,080 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $80,035 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 $69,864.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Mississippi is $79,910. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($37,150) and the ninetieth ($108,080) 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 $80,035 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 $69,864 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.