Procurement Clerks in Mississippi
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,599
after federal, FICA and Mississippi tax
Tax takes
$8,671
18.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$43,073
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
$46,270
Kept after tax
$37,599
Worth in national money
$43,073
State rank
50
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for procurement clerks is on the low side in Mississippi. The middle earner gets $46,270. That is 50 of 51 states, and about 8.52% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Procurement clerks ranks 275 among 486 occupations Mississippi publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $46,270 you keep $37,599 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $43,073 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $47,400, since top earners drag the number up.
- For procurement clerks, Mississippi sits in the lower band at $46,270, ranking 50 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 8.52%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Position 275 of 486 in Mississippi places procurement clerks in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay in Mississippi is $37,599 after the full tax stack, from $46,270. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $43,073 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $47,400 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Procurement Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,510 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,270 |
| Top tenth earn over | $64,530 |
| This salary | $46,270 |
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 | $37,599 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,358 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,571 |
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 | $44,081 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,109 |
| 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 procurement clerks in Mississippi earn under $46,270 and half over. The published range runs $31,510 at the tenth percentile to $64,530 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 $37,599, worked from $46,270. 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 275 of 486.
- One number stands for prices across all of Mississippi, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $43,073, the adjusted value of that $46,270 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 275 of 486 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for procurement clerks in Mississippi, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $31,510 to $64,530; 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 $37,599, on $46,270 for work ranking 275 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 275 of 486 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Mississippi, so $43,073 — the adjusted value of that $46,270 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 275 of 486 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $31,510 at the tenth percentile, $64,530 at the ninetieth.
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 $43,073 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Mississippi adds its own income tax on top — which is why $37,599 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($31,510 to $64,530) 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 $43,073 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 $37,599 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.