How much do Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses make in Jackson, MS?

Percentile spread

For Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, the published 10th percentile is $40,760 and the 90th percentile is $60,910. The difference is $20,150, which is 37.7% 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 $48,780 to the 75th at $59,870, covers $11,090.

The mean annual wage is $53,400, which sits below the median of $53,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jackson, MS median is 16.9% lower than the national median of $64,400 for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,091, which is 6.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.6% higher than the Mississippi median of $50,220.

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 $53,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses at $60,091 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses. Jackson, MS ranks 11th of 12 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).).

• Hattiesburg, MS is 101 miles away, with a median of $48,350 and employment of 530. That median is 9.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,173, against $60,091 here.
• Monroe, LA is 113 miles away, with a median of $55,360 and employment of 1,130. That median is 3.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,222, against $60,091 here.
• Hammond, LA is 126 miles away, with a median of $55,840 and employment of 470. That median is 4.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,114, against $60,091 here.

Employment share

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses accounts for 0.76% of wage-and-salary employment in Jackson, MS (2,050 of 270,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.42% of employment (648,410 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.82 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.