How much do First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers make in Jackson, MS?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers, the published 10th percentile is $45,150 and the 90th percentile is $100,920. The difference is $55,770, which is 76.7% 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 $61,780 to the 75th at $90,560, covers $28,780.

The mean annual wage is $72,980, which sits above the median of $72,730. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jackson, MS median is 6.7% lower than the national median of $77,970 for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $81,675, which is 4.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 28.8% higher than the Mississippi median of $56,470.

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 $72,730 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers at $81,675 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers. Jackson, MS ranks 3rd of 5 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).).

• Baton Rouge, LA is 144 miles away, with a median of $62,100 and employment of 610. That median is 14.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,407, against $81,675 here.
• Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 150 miles away, with a median of $48,080 and employment of 40. That median is 33.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,419, against $81,675 here.
• Alexandria, LA is 161 miles away, with a median of $91,890 and employment of 30. That median is 26.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,240, against $81,675 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Jackson, MS (80 of 270,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (53,380 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.86 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.