How much do Psychiatric Aides make in Jackson, MS?

Percentile spread

For Psychiatric Aides, the published 10th percentile is $26,730 and the 90th percentile is $39,450. The difference is $12,720, which is 40.3% 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 $29,350 to the 75th at $34,380, covers $5,030.

The mean annual wage is $31,920, which sits above the median of $31,560. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jackson, MS median is 29.7% lower than the national median of $44,910 for Psychiatric Aides. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,442, which is 21.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.4% higher than the Mississippi median of $30,510.

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 $31,560 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Psychiatric Aides at $35,442 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 Psychiatric Aides. Jackson, MS ranks 4th 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).).

• Hattiesburg, MS is 101 miles away, with a median of $31,380 and employment of 110. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,808, against $35,442 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 144 miles away, with a median of $37,130 and employment of 120. That median is 17.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,901, against $35,442 here.
• Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 150 miles away, with a median of $31,640 and employment of 150. That median is 0.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,153, against $35,442 here.

Employment share

Psychiatric Aides accounts for 0.38% of wage-and-salary employment in Jackson, MS (1,040 of 270,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (35,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 16.82 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.