Chancellor Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Chancellor make in Mississippi?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Chancellor in Mississippi is $282,786 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $136.

However, a Chancellor's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $394,477
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $229,878 to $341,249
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $181,708

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Chancellor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$341,249	$28,437	$6,562	$164
Average	$282,786	$23,565	$5,438	$136
25th Percentile	$229,878	$19,156	$4,421	$111

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Key Factors That Influence Chancellor Salaries

A Chancellor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Chancellor Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Chancellors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $351,088.
California: $349,756.
Massachusetts: $345,095.

District of Columbia $351,088 California $349,756 Massachusetts $345,095 Washington $343,826 New Jersey $343,700 Alaska $343,256 Connecticut $338,880 New York $337,104

Hawaii $331,428 Rhode Island $328,764 Maryland $326,957 Minnesota $324,484 Colorado $323,532 Illinois $323,215 Oregon $322,010 Delaware $321,122

New Hampshire $320,564 Virginia $319,315 Pennsylvania $315,668 Nevada $313,829 North Dakota $313,227 Michigan $312,275 Wisconsin $311,927 Vermont $311,229

Texas $309,295 Maine $309,168 Arizona $308,978 Ohio $308,756 Georgia $305,838 Indiana $304,380 Wyoming $304,094 Utah $303,650

Iowa $303,460 Kansas $301,938 Louisiana $301,494 North Carolina $301,336 Missouri $301,272 Florida $300,036 Montana $299,370 Nebraska $298,735

Kentucky $298,387 South Carolina $297,118 Tennessee $296,326 Idaho $296,008 New Mexico $293,694 Oklahoma $293,186 Alabama $291,315 South Dakota $288,176

Arkansas $286,464 West Virginia $285,544 Mississippi $282,786

Top Paying Cities for Chancellors

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Hillsboro: $277,503
Holly Bluff: $275,121
Kosciusko: $275,048

Hillsboro, MS $277,503 Holly Bluff, MS $275,121 Kosciusko, MS $275,048 Lake, MS $276,583 Lena, MS $277,674 Lexington, MS $274,563 Lorman, MS $275,248 Louise, MS $278,029

Ludlow, MS $278,283 Mc Adams, MS $274,801 Mc Cool, MS $274,494 Madden, MS $275,873 Madison, MS $280,813 Magee, MS $277,845 Mayersville, MS $276,770 Mendenhall, MS $278,831

Midnight, MS $278,036 Mize, MS $276,716 Morton, MS $278,930 Mount Olive, MS $276,732 Natchez, MS $275,959 Newhebron, MS $277,509 Pattison, MS $276,567 Pelahatchie, MS $279,818

Pickens, MS $276,770 Piney Woods, MS $280,277 Pinola, MS $278,663 Port Gibson, MS $276,520 Puckett, MS $279,199 Pulaski, MS $277,601 Raleigh, MS $276,856 Raymond, MS $280,709

Redwood, MS $276,919 Ridgeland, MS $281,533 Rolling Fork, MS $276,967 Sallis, MS $275,274 Sandhill, MS $280,461 Satartia, MS $278,330 Sharon, MS $278,622 Sibley, MS $276,628

Silver City, MS $276,488 Star, MS $280,661 Taylorsville, MS $276,016 Tchula, MS $274,795 Terry, MS $280,797 Thomastown, MS $275,895 Tinsley, MS $278,086 Tougaloo, MS $281,733

Utica, MS $279,158 Vaiden, MS $274,008 Valley Park, MS $275,645 Vaughan, MS $277,325 Vicksburg, MS $277,867 Walnut Grove, MS $276,399 Washington, MS $275,841 Wesson, MS $277,728

West, MS $273,974 Whitfield, MS $281,707 Yazoo City, MS $276,932 Jackson, MS $281,929 Pearl, MS $281,907 Richland, MS $281,929 Flowood, MS $281,850 Byram, MS $281,584

Lula, MS $280,474 Lyon, MS $275,255 Marks, MS $277,116 Michigan City, MS $282,560 Mount Pleasant, MS $289,353 Myrtle, MS $277,452 Nesbit, MS $294,138 New Albany, MS $276,957

Olive Branch, MS $293,706 Oxford, MS $277,912 Pope, MS $276,168 Potts Camp, MS $280,503 Red Banks, MS $289,210 Ripley, MS $276,599 Robinsonville, MS $290,164 Sarah, MS $286,014

Sardis, MS $281,004 Senatobia, MS $286,375 Sherard, MS $274,658 Sledge, MS $280,008 Southaven, MS $295,859 Taylor, MS $277,484 Tiplersville, MS $277,081 Tula, MS $275,933

Tunica, MS $286,771 University, MS $279,875 Victoria, MS $288,852 Walls, MS $295,222 Walnut, MS $277,179 Waterford, MS $281,527 Greenville, MS $281,898 Alligator, MS $273,783

Anguilla, MS $278,961 Arcola, MS $281,898 Avon, MS $281,898 Benoit, MS $279,263 Beulah, MS $276,685 Boyle, MS $278,010 Chatham, MS $281,413 Cleveland, MS $277,002

Doddsville, MS $275,473 Drew, MS $274,002 Parchman, MS $274,297 Dublin, MS $273,295 Duncan, MS $273,634 Glen Allan, MS $280,572 Grace, MS $279,887 Gunnison, MS $274,436

Hollandale, MS $281,898 Holly Ridge, MS $279,450 Indianola, MS $279,634 Inverness, MS $279,088 Isola, MS $279,716 Leland, MS $281,898 Merigold, MS $275,508 Metcalfe, MS $281,898

Moorhead, MS $276,929 Mound Bayou, MS $275,258 Pace, MS $276,881 Panther Burn, MS $280,671 Rena Lara, MS $273,701 Rome, MS $273,755 Rosedale, MS $276,225 Ruleville, MS $275,321

Scott, MS $280,223 Shaw, MS $278,854 Shelby, MS $274,601 Stoneville, MS $281,898 Sunflower, MS $276,409 Wayside, MS $281,898 Winstonville, MS $276,016 Winterville, MS $281,898

Tupelo, MS $278,226 Algoma, MS $277,458 Amory, MS $273,530 Baldwyn, MS $276,777 Becker, MS $272,826 Belden, MS $277,744 Belmont, MS $275,689 Blue Springs, MS $276,961

Booneville, MS $276,612 Burnsville, MS $276,393 Corinth, MS $277,439 Dennis, MS $275,375 Derma, MS $277,214 Ecru, MS $277,189 Fulton, MS $276,783 Gattman, MS $272,432

Glen, MS $276,669 Abbeville, MS $279,520 Arkabutla, MS $289,074 Ashland, MS $280,579 Batesville, MS $278,730 Belen, MS $276,266 Blue Mountain, MS $277,236 Byhalia, MS $290,491

Clarksdale, MS $274,456 Coahoma, MS $277,284 Coldwater, MS $289,527 Como, MS $282,595 Courtland, MS $277,281 Crenshaw, MS $281,130 Crowder, MS $276,320 Darling, MS $278,622

Dumas, MS $276,415 Dundee, MS $280,645 Etta, MS $277,154 Falcon, MS $279,291 Falkner, MS $278,473 Farrell, MS $275,261 Friars Point, MS $277,443 Hernando, MS $291,683

Hickory Flat, MS $279,263 Holly Springs, MS $283,775 Horn Lake, MS $295,539 Independence, MS $288,395 Jonestown, MS $277,535 Lake Cormorant, MS $293,982 Lamar, MS $283,924 Stennis Space Center, MS $281,704

Diamondhead, MS $279,332 Biloxi, MS $281,042 Diberville, MS $280,886 Escatawpa, MS $279,516 Gautier, MS $279,466 Hurley, MS $280,262 Kiln, MS $279,615 Lakeshore, MS $281,917

Long Beach, MS $278,987 Mc Henry, MS $278,210 Moss Point, MS $279,745 Ocean Springs, MS $279,884 Vancleave, MS $279,193 Pascagoula, MS $279,741 Pass Christian, MS $278,996 Pearlington, MS $285,567

Perkinston, MS $278,156 Saucier, MS $279,044 Waveland, MS $279,770 Wiggins, MS $277,208 Brookhaven, MS $277,680 Bogue Chitto, MS $276,266 Bude, MS $276,298 Centreville, MS $284,428

Chatawa, MS $278,797 Crosby, MS $277,928 Fernwood, MS $277,487 Gloster, MS $279,821 Jayess, MS $275,347 Kokomo, MS $275,477 Liberty, MS $280,591 Mc Call Creek, MS $276,041

Mccomb, MS $276,371 Magnolia, MS $277,807 Meadville, MS $275,217 Monticello, MS $276,989 Oak Vale, MS $275,591 Osyka, MS $279,735 Roxie, MS $275,058 Ruth, MS $275,768

Silver Creek, MS $276,742 Smithdale, MS $275,863 Sontag, MS $277,084 Summit, MS $275,756 Tylertown, MS $275,699 Union Church, MS $276,307 Woodville, MS $280,886 Columbus, MS $270,374

Aberdeen, MS $272,198 Ackerman, MS $274,614 Artesia, MS $270,771 Bellefontaine, MS $275,033 Brooksville, MS $271,808 Caledonia, MS $271,573 Cedarbluff, MS $272,233 Crawford, MS $271,177

Eupora, MS $274,957 French Camp, MS $274,541 Hamilton, MS $271,056 Kilmichael, MS $274,405 Maben, MS $273,875 Mantee, MS $274,240 Mathiston, MS $274,367 Mayhew, MS $270,394

Montpelier, MS $273,203 Pheba, MS $272,940 Prairie, MS $272,166 Starkville, MS $271,884 Mississippi State, MS $271,662 Steens, MS $270,524 Stewart, MS $274,443 Sturgis, MS $273,723

Walthall, MS $275,489 Weir, MS $274,880 West Point, MS $270,910 Woodland, MS $274,398 Thaxton, MS $276,456 Tishomingo, MS $275,159 Toccopola, MS $276,482 Trebloc, MS $273,495

Tremont, MS $276,152 Van Vleet, MS $275,616 Vardaman, MS $275,946 Verona, MS $278,166 Wheeler, MS $276,640 Grenada, MS $274,538 Banner, MS $275,724 Big Creek, MS $274,998

Bruce, MS $275,898 Calhoun City, MS $275,562 Carrollton, MS $273,241 Cascilla, MS $273,580 Charleston, MS $273,958 Coffeeville, MS $274,703 Coila, MS $273,270 Cruger, MS $273,897

Duck Hill, MS $274,316 Elliott, MS $274,620 Enid, MS $274,744 Glendora, MS $273,136 Gore Springs, MS $274,814 Greenwood, MS $273,165 Holcomb, MS $273,228 Itta Bena, MS $275,178

Mc Carley, MS $273,596 Minter City, MS $272,585 Money, MS $272,949 Morgan City, MS $275,664 North Carrollton, MS $274,719 Oakland, MS $274,430 Paris, MS $275,730 Philipp, MS $272,372

Pittsboro, MS $275,965 Schlater, MS $273,124 Scobey, MS $273,989 Sidon, MS $273,815 Slate Spring, MS $275,385 Sumner, MS $273,948 Swan Lake, MS $273,232 Swiftown, MS $276,390

Tie Plant, MS $274,547 Tillatoba, MS $274,123 Tippo, MS $272,797 Tutwiler, MS $273,805 Vance, MS $273,368 Water Valley, MS $275,445 Webb, MS $273,571 Winona, MS $274,313

Belzoni, MS $277,696 Benton, MS $277,268 Bentonia, MS $279,250 Bolton, MS $280,401 Brandon, MS $280,420 Braxton, MS $279,951 Camden, MS $276,552 Canton, MS $279,418

Carthage, MS $276,022 Cary, MS $277,255 Clinton, MS $281,286 Conehatta, MS $276,019 Crystal Springs, MS $279,833 Delta City, MS $280,652 D Lo, MS $279,370 Durant, MS $274,836

Edwards, MS $279,672 Ethel, MS $274,468 Fayette, MS $275,366 Flora, MS $280,271 Pocahontas, MS $281,641 Florence, MS $280,988 Meridian, MS $275,477 Bailey, MS $275,106

Buckatunna, MS $275,343 Chunky, MS $274,849 Clara, MS $275,147 Collinsville, MS $275,251 Daleville, MS $274,839 Decatur, MS $275,255 De Kalb, MS $274,899 Enterprise, MS $274,846

Hickory, MS $274,896 Lauderdale, MS $275,175 Lawrence, MS $275,841 Little Rock, MS $274,953 Louin, MS $275,416 Louisville, MS $274,887 Macon, MS $275,581 Marion, MS $276,070

Newton, MS $275,318 Noxapater, MS $275,017 Pachuta, MS $274,687 Paulding, MS $274,630 Philadelphia, MS $275,245 Porterville, MS $274,849 Preston, MS $274,931 Quitman, MS $275,042

Rose Hill, MS $274,475 Scooba, MS $275,486 Sebastopol, MS $276,688 Shubuta, MS $274,807 Shuqualak, MS $275,442 State Line, MS $275,857 Stonewall, MS $275,159 Toomsuba, MS $275,236

Union, MS $275,080 Vossburg, MS $274,744 Waynesboro, MS $275,166 Hattiesburg, MS $275,800 Bassfield, MS $275,594 Bay Springs, MS $275,622 Beaumont, MS $275,489 Brooklyn, MS $276,054

Carriere, MS $280,908 Carson, MS $275,718 Collins, MS $275,968 Columbia, MS $275,562 Eastabuchie, MS $275,280 Ellisville, MS $275,378 Heidelberg, MS $274,937 Laurel, MS $276,231

Leakesville, MS $277,617 Lucedale, MS $279,780 Lumberton, MS $276,802 Mc Lain, MS $276,564 Mc Neill, MS $280,563 Moselle, MS $275,283 Moss, MS $275,118 Neely, MS $276,060

New Augusta, MS $274,931 Nicholson, MS $282,300 Ovett, MS $274,915 Petal, MS $275,705 Picayune, MS $282,037 Poplarville, MS $278,736 Prentiss, MS $276,580 Purvis, MS $275,714

Richton, MS $274,874 Sandersville, MS $275,413 Sandy Hook, MS $275,667 Seminary, MS $275,223 Soso, MS $275,175 Stringer, MS $275,334 Sumrall, MS $275,356 Foxworth, MS $275,477

Gulfport, MS $278,822 Bay Saint Louis, MS $281,390 Plantersville, MS $276,637 Pontotoc, MS $277,392 Randolph, MS $276,361 Rienzi, MS $276,640 Saltillo, MS $277,506 Shannon, MS $276,732

Sherman, MS $277,833 Smithville, MS $275,239 Golden, MS $275,714 Greenwood Springs, MS $273,323 Guntown, MS $277,056 Houlka, MS $276,754 Houston, MS $275,264 Iuka, MS $275,397

Mantachie, MS $277,087 Marietta, MS $276,279 Mooreville, MS $277,607 Nettleton, MS $275,638 New Site, MS $275,683 Okolona, MS $275,010 Lambert, MS $274,126 Forest, MS $277,341

Gallman, MS $279,072 Georgetown, MS $279,244 Goodman, MS $276,266 Harperville, MS $277,122 Harriston, MS $275,489 Harrisville, MS $279,697 Hazlehurst, MS $277,985 Hermanville, MS $277,081

Chancellor Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Chancellor salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $282,786. While startup companies pay approximate $282,786.

Chancellor Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$282,786
Growth Stage	51~500	$282,786
Established	501~5000	$282,786
Enterprise	5000+	$282,786

Chancellor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Chancellor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$229,878

Average $282,786/year

$341,249

$19,156

Average $23,565/month

$28,437

$4,421

Average $5,438/week

$6,562

$111

Average $136/hour

$164

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$341,249	$28,437	$6,562	$164
Average	$282,786	$23,565	$5,438	$136
25th Percentile	$229,878	$19,156	$4,421	$111

Chancellor Salary Growth & Career Path

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For a Chancellor, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the University President role. This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to $273,617 - a projected growth of -3% over your current level.

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