Tire Repairers and Changers in Mississippi
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$28,483
after federal, FICA and Mississippi tax
Tax takes
$5,847
17.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$32,630
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
$34,330
Kept after tax
$28,483
Worth in national money
$32,630
State rank
46
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Mississippi is among the lower-paying states for tire repairers and changers. The middle earner takes $34,330, ranking 46 of 50 states — about 8.96% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Mississippi, this one sits low: 418 of 486 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Mississippi does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $34,330 you keep $28,483, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $32,630 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $35,220, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Mississippi ranks 46 of 50 for tire repairers and changers, with a median of $34,330 — about 8.96% 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.
- Tire repairers and changers occupies position 418 of 486 in Mississippi's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After federal, FICA and Mississippi income tax, retained pay for tire repairers and changers on $34,330 is $28,483. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $32,630 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 $35,220 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Tire Repairers and Changers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $27,860 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $34,330 |
| Top tenth earn over | $44,880 |
| This salary | $34,330 |
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 | $28,483 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $29,764 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,000 |
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 | $32,735 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,419 |
| 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 $34,330. The published range is $27,860 up to $44,880, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $28,483 take-home in Mississippi comes from $34,330. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 418 of 486.
- One number stands for prices across all of Mississippi, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $32,630, the adjusted value of that $34,330 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 418 of 486 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for tire repairers and changers in Mississippi the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $27,860 to $44,880. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $28,483, from $34,330, assumes a single Mississippi filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 418 of 486 locally, and the state ranks 46 of 50 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Mississippi, so $32,630 — the adjusted value of that $34,330 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 418 of 486 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $27,860 at the tenth percentile, $44,880 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 $32,630 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 $28,483 of this wage survives to your account.
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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($27,860 to $44,880) 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 $32,630 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 $28,483 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.