How much do Photographers make in Jackson, MS?

Percentile spread

For Photographers, the published 10th percentile is $23,990 and the 90th percentile is $68,360. The difference is $44,370, which is 93.4% 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 $34,560 to the 75th at $57,000, covers $22,440.

The mean annual wage is $47,520, which sits above the median of $47,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jackson, MS median is 6.4% higher than the national median of $44,660 for Photographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,342, which is 19.4% 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 $45,860.

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 $47,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Photographers at $53,342 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 Photographers. Jackson, MS ranks 1st 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).).

• Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 140 miles away, with a median of $45,040 and employment of 30. That median is 5.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,573, against $53,342 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 144 miles away, with a median of $41,690 and employment of 100. That median is 12.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,924, against $53,342 here.
• Mobile, AL is 166 miles away, with a median of $37,490 and employment of 40. That median is 21.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,555, against $53,342 here.

Employment share

Photographers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Jackson, MS (60 of 270,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (51,760 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.67 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.