How much do Self-Enrichment Teachers make in Jackson, MS?

Percentile spread

For Self-Enrichment Teachers, the published 10th percentile is $21,890 and the 90th percentile is $75,490. The difference is $53,600, which is 108.0% 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 $26,470 to the 75th at $59,730, covers $33,260.

The mean annual wage is $48,460, which sits below the median of $49,640. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jackson, MS median is 6.1% higher than the national median of $46,800 for Self-Enrichment Teachers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,745, which is 19.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 28% higher than the Mississippi median of $38,770.

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 $49,640 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Self-Enrichment Teachers at $55,745 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Self-Enrichment Teachers. Jackson, MS ranks 2nd of 10 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).).

• Monroe, LA is 113 miles away, with a median of $34,170 and employment of 80. That median is 31.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,875, against $55,745 here.
• Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 140 miles away, with a median of $36,150 and employment of 300. That median is 27.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,986, against $55,745 here.
• Tuscaloosa, AL is 144 miles away, with a median of $42,170 and employment of 100. That median is 15% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,072, against $55,745 here.

Employment share

Self-Enrichment Teachers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Jackson, MS (170 of 270,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (332,110 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.29 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.