Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers in Mississippi
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,279
after federal, FICA and Mississippi tax
Tax takes
$8,881
18.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$43,851
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
$47,160
Kept after tax
$38,279
Worth in national money
$43,851
State rank
51
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Mississippi is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $47,160, ranking 51 of 51 states — about 21.49% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 486 occupations Mississippi reports figures for, this is number 258.
- Mississippi is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $47,160 the take-home is $38,279; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $43,851 would nationally. The average comes to $48,090, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Mississippi ranks 51 of 51 for security and fire alarm systems installers, with a median of $47,160 — about 21.49% 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.
- In Mississippi's occupational distribution, security and fire alarm systems installers sits at 258 of 486 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for security and fire alarm systems installers in Mississippi, on $47,160, is $38,279 — equivalent to $43,851 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 $48,090 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,950 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,160 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,010 |
| This salary | $47,160 |
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 | $38,279 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,073 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,613 |
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 | $44,927 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,160 |
| 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 security and fire alarm systems installers in Mississippi earn under $47,160 and half over. The published range runs $36,950 at the tenth percentile to $61,010 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 $38,279, worked from $47,160. 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 258 of 486.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $43,851 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 258.
- Figures are distribution medians for security and fire alarm systems installers in Mississippi, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $36,950 to $61,010; 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 $38,279, on $47,160 for work ranking 258 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 258 of 486 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $43,851, worked from $47,160, 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 258 of 486 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $36,950 at the bottom tenth to $61,010 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $43,851 in national terms.
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, $38,279 remains.
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 ($36,950 to $61,010) 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 $43,851 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 $38,279 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.