Civil Engineers salary in Jackson, MS

Median pay for civil engineers in Jackson, MS: $95,370/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $52,500 – $155,620 · about 410 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($88,630) by +$6,740 (+8%).

What it's really worth in Jackson

With Jackson's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $95,370 has the buying power of about $106,159 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $60,085 · median home $215,136 · median rent $1,450/mo.

Full Jackson cost of living & taxes →

How Jackson ranks for this job

On raw pay, Jackson, MS is 58th of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Jackson's cost of living is applied, it ranks 14th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Jackson is one of the places where civil engineers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Jackson

A median home in Jackson, MS costs $215,136 — about 2.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,450/mo works out at 18% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where civil engineers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Jackson.

Metro	Median pay	vs Jackson	Rent vs Jackson
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+32%	1.6×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+29%	2.2×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+25%	2.5×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+15%	1×

Same job elsewhere in MS

Metro	Median pay	vs Jackson	Rent vs Jackson
Gulfport, MS	$81,730	−14%	1×

Staying in MS keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires civil engineers around Jackson

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• State of Mississippi · Government
• Nissan · Manufacturing
• Continental Tire · Manufacturing

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