SOC 53-7063 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Machine Feeders and Offbearers make in Jackson, MS?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Machine Feeders and Offbearers in Jackson, MS is $32,300. The 10th percentile is $32,180 and the 90th percentile is $50,290. Employment is 170.

Median annual wage

$32,300

10th percentile
$32,180
25th percentile
$32,270
Median
$32,300
75th percentile
$33,230
90th percentile
$50,290
Mean
$34,740

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Machine Feeders and Offbearers, the published 10th percentile is $32,180 and the 90th percentile is $50,290. The difference is $18,110, which is 56.1% 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 $32,270 to the 75th at $33,230, covers $960.

The mean annual wage is $34,740, which sits above the median of $32,300. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jackson, MS median is 21.6% lower than the national median of $41,220 for Machine Feeders and Offbearers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,273, which is 12% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.8% lower than the Mississippi median of $38,340.

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 $32,300 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Machine Feeders and Offbearers at $36,273 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Machine Feeders and Offbearers. Jackson, MS ranks 3rd of 3 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 $32,830 and employment of 150. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,425, against $36,273 here.
  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 179 miles away, with a median of $49,200 and employment of 170. That median is 52.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,374, against $36,273 here.

Employment share

Machine Feeders and Offbearers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Jackson, MS (170 of 270,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (42,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.31 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Machine Feeders and Offbearers make in Jackson, MS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Machine Feeders and Offbearers in Jackson, MS is $32,300. The 10th percentile is $32,180 and the 90th percentile is $50,290. Employment is 170.

How does that compare with the national median for Machine Feeders and Offbearers?

The local median is 21.6% lower than the national median of $41,220.

What is Machine Feeders and Offbearers pay in Jackson, MS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jackson, MS is 89.048, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $32,300 is $36,273. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Jackson, MS compare with nearby metros for Machine Feeders and Offbearers?

Tuscaloosa, AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 144 miles away, at $32,830. Jackson, MS ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.