How much do Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other make in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS?

Percentile spread

For Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $21,240 and the 90th percentile is $59,260. The difference is $38,020, which is 72.4% 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 $21,420 to the 75th at $57,030, covers $35,610.

The mean annual wage is $44,480, which sits below the median of $52,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Gulfport-Biloxi, MS median is 41.3% higher than the national median of $37,180 for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,374, which is 57% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13% higher than the Mississippi median of $46,500.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 90.006, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $52,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other at $58,374 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other. Gulfport-Biloxi, MS ranks 2nd of 6 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).).

• New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 90 miles away, with a median of $44,050 and employment of 50. That median is 16.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,572, against $58,374 here.
• Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 110 miles away, with a median of $30,360 and employment of 80. That median is 42.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,069, against $58,374 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 127 miles away, with a median of $36,390 and employment of 120. That median is 30.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,086, against $58,374 here.

Employment share

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS (30 of 158,310). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (46,880 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.63 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.