Shipfitter Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Shipfitter make in Mississippi?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Shipfitter in Mississippi is $43,809 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $64,390
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $36,134 to $54,582
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,145

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Shipfitter Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,582	$4,549	$1,050	$26
Average	$43,809	$3,651	$842	$21
25th Percentile	$36,134	$3,011	$695	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Shipfitter Salaries

A Shipfitter'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 Shipfitter 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 Shipfitters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $54,391.
California: $54,184.
Massachusetts: $53,462.

District of Columbia $54,391 California $54,184 Massachusetts $53,462 Washington $53,266 New Jersey $53,246 Alaska $53,177 Connecticut $52,499 New York $52,224

Hawaii $51,345 Rhode Island $50,932 Maryland $50,652 Minnesota $50,269 Colorado $50,122 Illinois $50,073 Oregon $49,886 Delaware $49,748

New Hampshire $49,662 Virginia $49,468 Pennsylvania $48,904 Nevada $48,619 North Dakota $48,525 Michigan $48,378 Wisconsin $48,324 Vermont $48,216

Texas $47,916 Maine $47,896 Arizona $47,867 Ohio $47,833 Georgia $47,381 Indiana $47,155 Wyoming $47,110 Utah $47,042

Iowa $47,012 Kansas $46,776 Louisiana $46,708 North Carolina $46,683 Missouri $46,673 Florida $46,482 Montana $46,379 Nebraska $46,280

Kentucky $46,226 South Carolina $46,030 Tennessee $45,907 Idaho $45,858 New Mexico $45,499 Oklahoma $45,421 Alabama $45,131 South Dakota $44,644

Arkansas $44,379 West Virginia $44,237 Mississippi $43,809

Top Paying Cities for Shipfitters

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: $42,991
Holly Bluff: $42,622
Kosciusko: $42,611

Hillsboro, MS $42,991 Holly Bluff, MS $42,622 Kosciusko, MS $42,611 Lake, MS $42,848 Lena, MS $43,017 Lexington, MS $42,536 Lorman, MS $42,642 Louise, MS $43,072

Ludlow, MS $43,112 Mc Adams, MS $42,572 Mc Cool, MS $42,525 Madden, MS $42,738 Madison, MS $43,504 Magee, MS $43,044 Mayersville, MS $42,877 Mendenhall, MS $43,197

Midnight, MS $43,073 Mize, MS $42,869 Morton, MS $43,212 Mount Olive, MS $42,872 Natchez, MS $42,752 Newhebron, MS $42,992 Pattison, MS $42,846 Pelahatchie, MS $43,350

Pickens, MS $42,877 Piney Woods, MS $43,421 Pinola, MS $43,171 Port Gibson, MS $42,839 Puckett, MS $43,254 Pulaski, MS $43,006 Raleigh, MS $42,891 Raymond, MS $43,488

Redwood, MS $42,901 Ridgeland, MS $43,615 Rolling Fork, MS $42,908 Sallis, MS $42,646 Sandhill, MS $43,449 Satartia, MS $43,119 Sharon, MS $43,164 Sibley, MS $42,855

Silver City, MS $42,834 Star, MS $43,480 Taylorsville, MS $42,761 Tchula, MS $42,571 Terry, MS $43,501 Thomastown, MS $42,742 Tinsley, MS $43,081 Tougaloo, MS $43,646

Utica, MS $43,247 Vaiden, MS $42,450 Valley Park, MS $42,703 Vaughan, MS $42,963 Vicksburg, MS $43,047 Walnut Grove, MS $42,820 Washington, MS $42,733 Wesson, MS $43,026

West, MS $42,444 Whitfield, MS $43,642 Yazoo City, MS $42,902 Jackson, MS $43,677 Pearl, MS $43,673 Richland, MS $43,677 Flowood, MS $43,664 Byram, MS $43,623

Lula, MS $43,451 Lyon, MS $42,643 Marks, MS $42,931 Michigan City, MS $43,774 Mount Pleasant, MS $44,827 Myrtle, MS $42,983 Nesbit, MS $45,568 New Albany, MS $42,906

Olive Branch, MS $45,501 Oxford, MS $43,054 Pope, MS $42,784 Potts Camp, MS $43,456 Red Banks, MS $44,805 Ripley, MS $42,851 Robinsonville, MS $44,952 Sarah, MS $44,309

Sardis, MS $43,533 Senatobia, MS $44,365 Sherard, MS $42,550 Sledge, MS $43,379 Southaven, MS $45,835 Taylor, MS $42,988 Tiplersville, MS $42,926 Tula, MS $42,748

Tunica, MS $44,427 University, MS $43,358 Victoria, MS $44,749 Walls, MS $45,736 Walnut, MS $42,941 Waterford, MS $43,614 Greenville, MS $43,672 Alligator, MS $42,415

Anguilla, MS $43,217 Arcola, MS $43,672 Avon, MS $43,672 Benoit, MS $43,264 Beulah, MS $42,864 Boyle, MS $43,070 Chatham, MS $43,597 Cleveland, MS $42,913

Doddsville, MS $42,677 Drew, MS $42,449 Parchman, MS $42,494 Dublin, MS $42,339 Duncan, MS $42,392 Glen Allan, MS $43,466 Grace, MS $43,360 Gunnison, MS $42,516

Hollandale, MS $43,672 Holly Ridge, MS $43,293 Indianola, MS $43,321 Inverness, MS $43,237 Isola, MS $43,334 Leland, MS $43,672 Merigold, MS $42,682 Metcalfe, MS $43,672

Moorhead, MS $42,902 Mound Bayou, MS $42,643 Pace, MS $42,895 Panther Burn, MS $43,482 Rena Lara, MS $42,402 Rome, MS $42,410 Rosedale, MS $42,793 Ruleville, MS $42,653

Scott, MS $43,412 Shaw, MS $43,200 Shelby, MS $42,541 Stoneville, MS $43,672 Sunflower, MS $42,821 Wayside, MS $43,672 Winstonville, MS $42,761 Winterville, MS $43,672

Tupelo, MS $43,103 Algoma, MS $42,984 Amory, MS $42,375 Baldwyn, MS $42,878 Becker, MS $42,266 Belden, MS $43,028 Belmont, MS $42,710 Blue Springs, MS $42,907

Booneville, MS $42,853 Burnsville, MS $42,819 Corinth, MS $42,981 Dennis, MS $42,661 Derma, MS $42,946 Ecru, MS $42,942 Fulton, MS $42,879 Gattman, MS $42,205

Glen, MS $42,862 Abbeville, MS $43,303 Arkabutla, MS $44,783 Ashland, MS $43,467 Batesville, MS $43,181 Belen, MS $42,799 Blue Mountain, MS $42,950 Byhalia, MS $45,003

Clarksdale, MS $42,519 Coahoma, MS $42,957 Coldwater, MS $44,854 Como, MS $43,780 Courtland, MS $42,957 Crenshaw, MS $43,553 Crowder, MS $42,808 Darling, MS $43,164

Dumas, MS $42,822 Dundee, MS $43,478 Etta, MS $42,937 Falcon, MS $43,268 Falkner, MS $43,141 Farrell, MS $42,644 Friars Point, MS $42,982 Hernando, MS $45,188

Hickory Flat, MS $43,264 Holly Springs, MS $43,963 Horn Lake, MS $45,785 Independence, MS $44,678 Jonestown, MS $42,996 Lake Cormorant, MS $45,544 Lamar, MS $43,986 Stennis Space Center, MS $43,642

Diamondhead, MS $43,274 Biloxi, MS $43,539 Diberville, MS $43,515 Escatawpa, MS $43,303 Gautier, MS $43,295 Hurley, MS $43,418 Kiln, MS $43,318 Lakeshore, MS $43,675

Long Beach, MS $43,221 Mc Henry, MS $43,100 Moss Point, MS $43,338 Ocean Springs, MS $43,360 Vancleave, MS $43,253 Pascagoula, MS $43,338 Pass Christian, MS $43,222 Pearlington, MS $44,240

Perkinston, MS $43,092 Saucier, MS $43,230 Waveland, MS $43,342 Wiggins, MS $42,945 Brookhaven, MS $43,018 Bogue Chitto, MS $42,799 Bude, MS $42,804 Centreville, MS $44,064

Chatawa, MS $43,191 Crosby, MS $43,057 Fernwood, MS $42,988 Gloster, MS $43,350 Jayess, MS $42,657 Kokomo, MS $42,677 Liberty, MS $43,469 Mc Call Creek, MS $42,764

Mccomb, MS $42,816 Magnolia, MS $43,038 Meadville, MS $42,637 Monticello, MS $42,911 Oak Vale, MS $42,695 Osyka, MS $43,337 Roxie, MS $42,612 Ruth, MS $42,722

Silver Creek, MS $42,873 Smithdale, MS $42,737 Sontag, MS $42,926 Summit, MS $42,720 Tylertown, MS $42,711 Union Church, MS $42,806 Woodville, MS $43,515 Columbus, MS $41,887

Aberdeen, MS $42,169 Ackerman, MS $42,543 Artesia, MS $41,948 Bellefontaine, MS $42,608 Brooksville, MS $42,109 Caledonia, MS $42,072 Cedarbluff, MS $42,174 Crawford, MS $42,011

Eupora, MS $42,596 French Camp, MS $42,532 Hamilton, MS $41,992 Kilmichael, MS $42,511 Maben, MS $42,429 Mantee, MS $42,485 Mathiston, MS $42,505 Mayhew, MS $41,890

Montpelier, MS $42,325 Pheba, MS $42,284 Prairie, MS $42,164 Starkville, MS $42,120 Mississippi State, MS $42,086 Steens, MS $41,910 Stewart, MS $42,517 Sturgis, MS $42,405

Walthall, MS $42,679 Weir, MS $42,585 West Point, MS $41,970 Woodland, MS $42,510 Thaxton, MS $42,829 Tishomingo, MS $42,628 Toccopola, MS $42,833 Trebloc, MS $42,370

Tremont, MS $42,782 Van Vleet, MS $42,699 Vardaman, MS $42,750 Verona, MS $43,094 Wheeler, MS $42,857 Grenada, MS $42,532 Banner, MS $42,715 Big Creek, MS $42,603

Bruce, MS $42,742 Calhoun City, MS $42,690 Carrollton, MS $42,331 Cascilla, MS $42,383 Charleston, MS $42,442 Coffeeville, MS $42,557 Coila, MS $42,335 Cruger, MS $42,432

Duck Hill, MS $42,497 Elliott, MS $42,544 Enid, MS $42,564 Glendora, MS $42,314 Gore Springs, MS $42,574 Greenwood, MS $42,319 Holcomb, MS $42,329 Itta Bena, MS $42,631

Mc Carley, MS $42,386 Minter City, MS $42,229 Money, MS $42,285 Morgan City, MS $42,706 North Carrollton, MS $42,560 Oakland, MS $42,515 Paris, MS $42,716 Philipp, MS $42,196

Pittsboro, MS $42,753 Schlater, MS $42,312 Scobey, MS $42,447 Sidon, MS $42,420 Slate Spring, MS $42,663 Sumner, MS $42,440 Swan Lake, MS $42,329 Swiftown, MS $42,818

Tie Plant, MS $42,533 Tillatoba, MS $42,467 Tippo, MS $42,262 Tutwiler, MS $42,418 Vance, MS $42,350 Water Valley, MS $42,672 Webb, MS $42,382 Winona, MS $42,497

Belzoni, MS $43,021 Benton, MS $42,955 Bentonia, MS $43,262 Bolton, MS $43,440 Brandon, MS $43,443 Braxton, MS $43,370 Camden, MS $42,844 Canton, MS $43,288

Carthage, MS $42,761 Cary, MS $42,953 Clinton, MS $43,577 Conehatta, MS $42,761 Crystal Springs, MS $43,352 Delta City, MS $43,479 D Lo, MS $43,280 Durant, MS $42,578

Edwards, MS $43,327 Ethel, MS $42,521 Fayette, MS $42,660 Flora, MS $43,420 Pocahontas, MS $43,632 Florence, MS $43,531 Meridian, MS $42,677 Bailey, MS $42,620

Buckatunna, MS $42,656 Chunky, MS $42,580 Clara, MS $42,626 Collinsville, MS $42,642 Daleville, MS $42,578 Decatur, MS $42,643 De Kalb, MS $42,588 Enterprise, MS $42,579

Hickory, MS $42,587 Lauderdale, MS $42,630 Lawrence, MS $42,733 Little Rock, MS $42,596 Louin, MS $42,668 Louisville, MS $42,586 Macon, MS $42,693 Marion, MS $42,769

Newton, MS $42,652 Noxapater, MS $42,606 Pachuta, MS $42,555 Paulding, MS $42,546 Philadelphia, MS $42,641 Porterville, MS $42,580 Preston, MS $42,593 Quitman, MS $42,610

Rose Hill, MS $42,522 Scooba, MS $42,678 Sebastopol, MS $42,865 Shubuta, MS $42,573 Shuqualak, MS $42,672 State Line, MS $42,736 Stonewall, MS $42,628 Toomsuba, MS $42,640

Union, MS $42,616 Vossburg, MS $42,564 Waynesboro, MS $42,629 Hattiesburg, MS $42,727 Bassfield, MS $42,695 Bay Springs, MS $42,700 Beaumont, MS $42,679 Brooklyn, MS $42,766

Carriere, MS $43,519 Carson, MS $42,714 Collins, MS $42,753 Columbia, MS $42,690 Eastabuchie, MS $42,647 Ellisville, MS $42,662 Heidelberg, MS $42,593 Laurel, MS $42,794

Leakesville, MS $43,009 Lucedale, MS $43,344 Lumberton, MS $42,882 Mc Lain, MS $42,846 Mc Neill, MS $43,465 Moselle, MS $42,647 Moss, MS $42,621 Neely, MS $42,767

New Augusta, MS $42,593 Nicholson, MS $43,734 Ovett, MS $42,590 Petal, MS $42,712 Picayune, MS $43,693 Poplarville, MS $43,182 Prentiss, MS $42,848 Purvis, MS $42,714

Richton, MS $42,584 Sandersville, MS $42,667 Sandy Hook, MS $42,706 Seminary, MS $42,638 Soso, MS $42,630 Stringer, MS $42,655 Sumrall, MS $42,658 Foxworth, MS $42,677

Gulfport, MS $43,195 Bay Saint Louis, MS $43,593 Plantersville, MS $42,857 Pontotoc, MS $42,974 Randolph, MS $42,814 Rienzi, MS $42,857 Saltillo, MS $42,991 Shannon, MS $42,872

Sherman, MS $43,042 Smithville, MS $42,640 Golden, MS $42,714 Greenwood Springs, MS $42,343 Guntown, MS $42,922 Houlka, MS $42,875 Houston, MS $42,644 Iuka, MS $42,665

Mantachie, MS $42,927 Marietta, MS $42,801 Mooreville, MS $43,007 Nettleton, MS $42,702 New Site, MS $42,709 Okolona, MS $42,605 Lambert, MS $42,468 Forest, MS $42,966

Gallman, MS $43,234 Georgetown, MS $43,261 Goodman, MS $42,799 Harperville, MS $42,932 Harriston, MS $42,679 Harrisville, MS $43,331 Hazlehurst, MS $43,066 Hermanville, MS $42,926

Shipfitter Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Shipfitter salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $43,809. While startup companies pay approximate $43,809.

Shipfitter Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$43,809
Growth Stage	51~500	$43,809
Established	501~5000	$43,809
Enterprise	5000+	$43,809

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

Understanding how a Shipfitter'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

$36,134

Average $43,809/year

$54,582

$3,011

Average $3,651/month

$4,549

$695

Average $842/week

$1,050

$17

Average $21/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,582	$4,549	$1,050	$26
Average	$43,809	$3,651	$842	$21
25th Percentile	$36,134	$3,011	$695	$17

Shipfitter Salary Growth & Career Path

Shipfitter

Roofer

Glass Cutter/Finisher

Locksmith

Upholsterer

Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a Shipfitter, you have the following paths for advancement. The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles. By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.

Shipfitter Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Roofer	$36,973	-16%
Glass Cutter/Finisher	$28,353	-35%
Locksmith	$49,209	12%
Upholsterer	$50,157	14%

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