How much do Business Teachers, Postsecondary make in Jackson, MS?

Percentile spread

For Business Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $34,450 and the 90th percentile is $124,830. The difference is $90,380, which is 116.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $52,470 to the 75th at $104,810, covers $52,340.

The mean annual wage is $78,330, which sits above the median of $77,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Jackson, MS median is 21.6% lower than the national median of $99,080 for Business Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $87,245, which is 11.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.7% higher than the Mississippi median of $75,680.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jackson, MS is 89.048, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $77,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Business Teachers, Postsecondary at $87,245 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Business Teachers, Postsecondary. Jackson, MS ranks 4th of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Tuscaloosa, AL is 144 miles away, with a median of $100,530 and employment of 150. That median is 29.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,601, against $87,245 here.
• Mobile, AL is 166 miles away, with a median of $95,510 and employment of 100. That median is 22.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,413, against $87,245 here.
• Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 179 miles away, with a median of $96,180 and employment of 220. That median is 23.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,340, against $87,245 here.

Employment share

Business Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Jackson, MS (110 of 270,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (82,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.77 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.