Web Developers salary in Jackson, MS
Median pay for web developers in Jackson, MS: $77,610/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $43,460 – $137,010 · about 40 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($76,305) by +$1,305 (+2%).
What it's really worth in Jackson
With Jackson's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $77,610 has the buying power of about $86,390 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $60,085 · median home $215,136 · median rent $1,450/mo.
How Jackson ranks for this job
On raw pay, Jackson, MS is 68th of the 148 metros we hold web developers wages for. Once Jackson's cost of living is applied, it ranks 44th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Jackson is one of the places where web developers 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 2.8× 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 22% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
Where web developers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $157,390 | +103% | 2.5× |
| San Francisco, CA | $141,980 | +83% | 2.2× |
| Oxnard, CA | $125,280 | +61% | 2.1× |
| Vallejo, CA | $116,640 | +50% | 1.7× |
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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 148 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.