Tool and Die Makers in Mississippi
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$46,540
after federal, FICA and Mississippi tax
Tax takes
$11,440
19.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$53,315
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
$57,980
Kept after tax
$46,540
Worth in national money
$53,315
State rank
38
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Mississippi is among the lower-paying states for tool and die makers. The middle earner takes $57,980, ranking 38 of 45 states — about 9.48% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Tool and die makers ranks 173 among 486 occupations Mississippi publishes pay for.
- Here is where Mississippi does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $57,980 you keep $46,540, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $53,315 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $57,860, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Mississippi ranks 38 of 45 for tool and die makers, with a median of $57,980 — about 9.48% 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.
- Position 173 of 486 in Mississippi places tool and die makers 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.
- After federal, FICA and Mississippi income tax, retained pay for tool and die makers on $57,980 is $46,540. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $53,315 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 $57,860 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Tool and Die Makers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $40,090 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $57,980 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,540 |
| This salary | $57,980 |
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 | $46,540 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $48,767 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,130 |
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 | $55,208 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,786 |
| 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 tool and die makers in Mississippi earn under $57,980 and half over. The published range runs $40,090 at the tenth percentile to $76,540 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 $46,540, worked from $57,980. 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 173 of 486.
- One number stands for prices across all of Mississippi, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $53,315, the adjusted value of that $57,980 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 173 of 486 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for tool and die makers in Mississippi, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $40,090 to $76,540; 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 $46,540, on $57,980 for work ranking 173 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 173 of 486 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Mississippi, so $53,315 — the adjusted value of that $57,980 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 173 of 486 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $40,090 at the tenth percentile, $76,540 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $53,315.
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 $46,540.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 45 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($40,090 to $76,540) 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 $53,315 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 $46,540 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.