How much do Occupational Therapists make in Jackson, MS?

Percentile spread

For Occupational Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $74,520 and the 90th percentile is $108,750. The difference is $34,230, which is 34.8% 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 $81,210 to the 75th at $104,530, covers $23,320.

The mean annual wage is $94,930, which sits below the median of $98,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jackson, MS median is 2% lower than the national median of $100,330 for Occupational Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $110,435, which is 10.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.6% higher than the Mississippi median of $94,930.

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 $98,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Occupational Therapists at $110,435 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Occupational Therapists. Jackson, MS ranks 5th of 11 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 $79,590 and employment of 80. That median is 19.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,822, against $110,435 here.
• Monroe, LA is 113 miles away, with a median of $98,980 and employment of 130. That median is 0.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $118,401, against $110,435 here.
• Hammond, LA is 126 miles away, with a median of $81,190 and employment of 70. That median is 17.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,128, against $110,435 here.

Employment share

Occupational Therapists accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Jackson, MS (400 of 270,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (162,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.41 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.