Salaries in Jackson.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 0.79x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$268,000

Senior VP of Security

Median of All Roles

$109,000

Senior Corporate Strategy Analyst

Entry Level

$27,000

Data Entry Specialist

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Jackson, MS has a cost-of-living index of 0.79x the national average. The highest-paying role is Senior VP of Security at $268,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $109,000. Jackson is Mississippi's capital and largest city, with an economy driven by government, healthcare, and energy.

About the Jackson market

Jackson is Mississippi's capital and largest city, with an economy driven by government, healthcare, and energy. The University of Mississippi Medical Center is a major employer. Jackson offers some of the lowest living costs in the country, making even moderate salaries deliver substantial purchasing power.

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Top 50 salaries in Jackson

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Senior VP of Security	$268,000	$228,000 – $349,000
2	SVP of AI Innovation	$261,000	$222,000 – $339,000
3	Chief Security Officer	$261,000	$203,000 – $339,000
4	Senior VP of Product	$260,000	$203,000 – $339,000
5	SVP of Data	$259,000	$219,000 – $336,000
6	SVP of Technology	$256,000	$217,000 – $333,000
7	SVP of Engineering	$253,000	$215,000 – $329,000
8	Chief Strategy Officer	$252,000	$197,000 – $328,000
9	SVP of Finance	$251,000	$214,000 – $326,000
10	VP of Engineering	$249,000	$212,000 – $324,000
11	VP of Data Engineering	$249,000	$212,000 – $324,000
12	VP of Security	$249,000	$212,000 – $324,000
13	VP of Solutions Engineering	$249,000	$212,000 – $324,000
14	VP of Quality	$249,000	$212,000 – $324,000
15	VP of Cybersecurity	$249,000	$212,000 – $324,000
16	VP of Data Science	$247,000	$210,000 – $321,000
17	Senior VP of Design	$247,000	$193,000 – $322,000
18	VP of Reliability Engineering	$247,000	$210,000 – $321,000
19	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$246,000	$192,000 – $320,000
20	SVP of Product	$246,000	$209,000 – $319,000
21	Chief AI Officer	$245,000	$182,000 – $316,000
22	VP of AI Product	$244,000	$208,000 – $317,000
23	VP of AI Engineering	$244,000	$208,000 – $317,000
24	VP of AI	$244,000	$208,000 – $317,000
25	VP of Infrastructure	$244,000	$208,000 – $317,000
26	VP of Partner Engineering	$244,000	$208,000 – $317,000
27	VP of Technical Support	$244,000	$208,000 – $317,000
28	VP of AI Research	$242,000	$206,000 – $314,000
29	Senior Head of Product	$242,000	$189,000 – $315,000
30	VP of Mobile	$242,000	$206,000 – $314,000
31	VP of Information Technology	$242,000	$206,000 – $314,000
32	VP of Security Engineering	$242,000	$206,000 – $314,000
33	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$242,000	$206,000 – $314,000
34	VP of Platform Engineering	$239,000	$204,000 – $311,000
35	VP of Field Engineering	$239,000	$204,000 – $311,000
36	VP of Database Engineering	$239,000	$204,000 – $311,000
37	Chief Data & AI Officer	$238,000	$177,000 – $310,000
38	Senior Head of Security	$238,000	$202,000 – $309,000
39	Chief Science Officer	$238,000	$185,000 – $309,000
40	CTO	$237,000	$185,000 – $308,000
41	VP of Risk	$237,000	$201,000 – $308,000
42	VP of Support Engineering	$237,000	$202,000 – $308,000
43	VP of Application Engineering	$237,000	$202,000 – $308,000
44	VP of Machine Learning	$235,000	$200,000 – $305,000
45	VP of Privacy	$235,000	$200,000 – $305,000
46	SVP of Strategy	$235,000	$183,000 – $305,000
47	VP of Core Engineering	$235,000	$200,000 – $305,000
48	Chief Growth Officer	$234,000	$182,000 – $304,000
49	Chief Digital Officer	$234,000	$182,000 – $305,000
50	VP of Cloud	$232,000	$198,000 – $302,000

Tax considerations

Mississippi's top income tax rate is 5%. Jackson has no city income tax. The very low cost of living means take home pay goes further here than almost any other metro.

Negotiating in Jackson

Benchmark against regional healthcare and government pay scales. Jackson employers offer competitive benefits packages to compensate for lower base salaries.

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