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Actuaries Salary in Mississippi

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Actuaries in Mississippi is $106,210. BLS estimates approximately 40 people work in this occupation in Mississippi. Mississippi is 18.3% below the national median ($130,000).

Median salary
$106,210
Average salary
$130,950
Median hourly
$51.06
Employment
40

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$63,480$30.52
25th percentile$77,720$37.37
Median (50th)$106,210$51.06
75th percentile$166,130$79.87
90th percentile$256,130$123.14

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 2.1% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 6.5% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.035
Location quotient
0.21

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Mississippi’s regional price level is below the national average (index 86.953, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $122,146 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Opportunity Score

15.3/ 100

A Career Atlas USA score combining cost-adjusted salary, job density, concentration and employment availability, ranked against every other state for this career. How we calculate this score →

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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