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Trader Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Trader make in Mississippi?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Trader in Mississippi is $74,176 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $94,986
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $62,686 to $85,069
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,225

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Trader Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,069	$7,089	$1,636	$41
Average	$74,176	$6,181	$1,426	$36
25th Percentile	$62,686	$5,224	$1,205	$30

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Key Factors That Influence Trader Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $92,092.
California: $91,742.
Massachusetts: $90,520.

District of Columbia $92,092 California $91,742 Massachusetts $90,520 Washington $90,187 New Jersey $90,154 Alaska $90,037 Connecticut $88,890 New York $88,424

Hawaii $86,935 Rhode Island $86,236 Maryland $85,762 Minnesota $85,113 Colorado $84,864 Illinois $84,781 Oregon $84,465 Delaware $84,232

New Hampshire $84,085 Virginia $83,758 Pennsylvania $82,801 Nevada $82,319 North Dakota $82,161 Michigan $81,911 Wisconsin $81,820 Vermont $81,637

Texas $81,129 Maine $81,096 Arizona $81,046 Ohio $80,988 Georgia $80,223 Indiana $79,840 Wyoming $79,765 Utah $79,649

Iowa $79,599 Kansas $79,200 Louisiana $79,083 North Carolina $79,042 Missouri $79,025 Florida $78,701 Montana $78,526 Nebraska $78,360

Kentucky $78,268 South Carolina $77,935 Tennessee $77,727 Idaho $77,644 New Mexico $77,037 Oklahoma $76,904 Alabama $76,413 South Dakota $75,590

Arkansas $75,141 West Virginia $74,899 Mississippi $74,176

Top Paying Cities for Traders

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: $72,790
Holly Bluff: $72,165
Kosciusko: $72,146

Hillsboro, MS $72,790 Holly Bluff, MS $72,165 Kosciusko, MS $72,146 Lake, MS $72,549 Lena, MS $72,835 Lexington, MS $72,019 Lorman, MS $72,199 Louise, MS $72,928

Ludlow, MS $72,995 Mc Adams, MS $72,081 Mc Cool, MS $72,001 Madden, MS $72,363 Madison, MS $73,658 Magee, MS $72,880 Mayersville, MS $72,598 Mendenhall, MS $73,139

Midnight, MS $72,930 Mize, MS $72,584 Morton, MS $73,164 Mount Olive, MS $72,588 Natchez, MS $72,385 Newhebron, MS $72,792 Pattison, MS $72,545 Pelahatchie, MS $73,397

Pickens, MS $72,598 Piney Woods, MS $73,518 Pinola, MS $73,095 Port Gibson, MS $72,532 Puckett, MS $73,235 Pulaski, MS $72,816 Raleigh, MS $72,620 Raymond, MS $73,631

Redwood, MS $72,637 Ridgeland, MS $73,847 Rolling Fork, MS $72,650 Sallis, MS $72,205 Sandhill, MS $73,566 Satartia, MS $73,007 Sharon, MS $73,084 Sibley, MS $72,561

Silver City, MS $72,524 Star, MS $73,619 Taylorsville, MS $72,400 Tchula, MS $72,080 Terry, MS $73,654 Thomastown, MS $72,368 Tinsley, MS $72,943 Tougaloo, MS $73,900

Utica, MS $73,224 Vaiden, MS $71,874 Valley Park, MS $72,303 Vaughan, MS $72,744 Vicksburg, MS $72,886 Walnut Grove, MS $72,501 Washington, MS $72,354 Wesson, MS $72,849

West, MS $71,864 Whitfield, MS $73,893 Yazoo City, MS $72,640 Jackson, MS $73,951 Pearl, MS $73,945 Richland, MS $73,951 Flowood, MS $73,930 Byram, MS $73,861

Lula, MS $73,569 Lyon, MS $72,200 Marks, MS $72,689 Michigan City, MS $74,117 Mount Pleasant, MS $75,898 Myrtle, MS $72,777 Nesbit, MS $77,154 New Albany, MS $72,647

Olive Branch, MS $77,040 Oxford, MS $72,897 Pope, MS $72,440 Potts Camp, MS $73,577 Red Banks, MS $75,861 Ripley, MS $72,553 Robinsonville, MS $76,111 Sarah, MS $75,023

Sardis, MS $73,708 Senatobia, MS $75,117 Sherard, MS $72,044 Sledge, MS $73,447 Southaven, MS $77,605 Taylor, MS $72,785 Tiplersville, MS $72,679 Tula, MS $72,378

Tunica, MS $75,221 University, MS $73,412 Victoria, MS $75,767 Walls, MS $77,438 Walnut, MS $72,705 Waterford, MS $73,846 Greenville, MS $73,943 Alligator, MS $71,814

Anguilla, MS $73,173 Arcola, MS $73,943 Avon, MS $73,943 Benoit, MS $73,252 Beulah, MS $72,576 Boyle, MS $72,923 Chatham, MS $73,816 Cleveland, MS $72,659

Doddsville, MS $72,258 Drew, MS $71,872 Parchman, MS $71,949 Dublin, MS $71,686 Duncan, MS $71,775 Glen Allan, MS $73,595 Grace, MS $73,416 Gunnison, MS $71,986

Hollandale, MS $73,943 Holly Ridge, MS $73,301 Indianola, MS $73,349 Inverness, MS $73,206 Isola, MS $73,371 Leland, MS $73,943 Merigold, MS $72,267 Metcalfe, MS $73,943

Moorhead, MS $72,640 Mound Bayou, MS $72,201 Pace, MS $72,627 Panther Burn, MS $73,621 Rena Lara, MS $71,793 Rome, MS $71,807 Rosedale, MS $72,455 Ruleville, MS $72,218

Scott, MS $73,504 Shaw, MS $73,144 Shelby, MS $72,029 Stoneville, MS $73,943 Sunflower, MS $72,503 Wayside, MS $73,943 Winstonville, MS $72,400 Winterville, MS $73,943

Tupelo, MS $72,980 Algoma, MS $72,778 Amory, MS $71,748 Baldwyn, MS $72,600 Becker, MS $71,563 Belden, MS $72,853 Belmont, MS $72,314 Blue Springs, MS $72,648

Booneville, MS $72,556 Burnsville, MS $72,499 Corinth, MS $72,773 Dennis, MS $72,232 Derma, MS $72,714 Ecru, MS $72,708 Fulton, MS $72,601 Gattman, MS $71,460

Glen, MS $72,571 Abbeville, MS $73,319 Arkabutla, MS $75,825 Ashland, MS $73,597 Batesville, MS $73,112 Belen, MS $72,466 Blue Mountain, MS $72,720 Byhalia, MS $76,197

Clarksdale, MS $71,991 Coahoma, MS $72,733 Coldwater, MS $75,944 Como, MS $74,126 Courtland, MS $72,732 Crenshaw, MS $73,742 Crowder, MS $72,480 Darling, MS $73,084

Dumas, MS $72,505 Dundee, MS $73,614 Etta, MS $72,699 Falcon, MS $73,259 Falkner, MS $73,045 Farrell, MS $72,202 Friars Point, MS $72,774 Hernando, MS $76,510

Hickory Flat, MS $73,252 Holly Springs, MS $74,435 Horn Lake, MS $77,521 Independence, MS $75,647 Jonestown, MS $72,798 Lake Cormorant, MS $77,113 Lamar, MS $74,474 Stennis Space Center, MS $73,892

Diamondhead, MS $73,270 Biloxi, MS $73,718 Diberville, MS $73,678 Escatawpa, MS $73,318 Gautier, MS $73,305 Hurley, MS $73,514 Kiln, MS $73,344 Lakeshore, MS $73,948

Long Beach, MS $73,179 Mc Henry, MS $72,976 Moss Point, MS $73,378 Ocean Springs, MS $73,415 Vancleave, MS $73,233 Pascagoula, MS $73,377 Pass Christian, MS $73,182 Pearlington, MS $74,905

Perkinston, MS $72,961 Saucier, MS $73,194 Waveland, MS $73,385 Wiggins, MS $72,713 Brookhaven, MS $72,837 Bogue Chitto, MS $72,466 Bude, MS $72,474 Centreville, MS $74,607

Chatawa, MS $73,129 Crosby, MS $72,902 Fernwood, MS $72,786 Gloster, MS $73,398 Jayess, MS $72,225 Kokomo, MS $72,259 Liberty, MS $73,600 Mc Call Creek, MS $72,407

Mccomb, MS $72,493 Magnolia, MS $72,870 Meadville, MS $72,190 Monticello, MS $72,655 Oak Vale, MS $72,289 Osyka, MS $73,376 Roxie, MS $72,149 Ruth, MS $72,335

Silver Creek, MS $72,591 Smithdale, MS $72,360 Sontag, MS $72,680 Summit, MS $72,332 Tylertown, MS $72,317 Union Church, MS $72,477 Woodville, MS $73,678 Columbus, MS $70,920

Aberdeen, MS $71,399 Ackerman, MS $72,032 Artesia, MS $71,024 Bellefontaine, MS $72,142 Brooksville, MS $71,296 Caledonia, MS $71,235 Cedarbluff, MS $71,408 Crawford, MS $71,131

Eupora, MS $72,122 French Camp, MS $72,013 Hamilton, MS $71,099 Kilmichael, MS $71,977 Maben, MS $71,839 Mantee, MS $71,934 Mathiston, MS $71,968 Mayhew, MS $70,925

Montpelier, MS $71,662 Pheba, MS $71,593 Prairie, MS $71,390 Starkville, MS $71,316 Mississippi State, MS $71,258 Steens, MS $70,959 Stewart, MS $71,987 Sturgis, MS $71,799

Walthall, MS $72,262 Weir, MS $72,102 West Point, MS $71,061 Woodland, MS $71,976 Thaxton, MS $72,516 Tishomingo, MS $72,175 Toccopola, MS $72,522 Trebloc, MS $71,739

Tremont, MS $72,436 Van Vleet, MS $72,295 Vardaman, MS $72,382 Verona, MS $72,964 Wheeler, MS $72,564 Grenada, MS $72,012 Banner, MS $72,324 Big Creek, MS $72,133

Bruce, MS $72,369 Calhoun City, MS $72,281 Carrollton, MS $71,672 Cascilla, MS $71,761 Charleston, MS $71,860 Coffeeville, MS $72,056 Coila, MS $71,680 Cruger, MS $71,844

Duck Hill, MS $71,954 Elliott, MS $72,034 Enid, MS $72,066 Glendora, MS $71,645 Gore Springs, MS $72,085 Greenwood, MS $71,652 Holcomb, MS $71,669 Itta Bena, MS $72,180

Mc Carley, MS $71,765 Minter City, MS $71,500 Money, MS $71,596 Morgan City, MS $72,308 North Carrollton, MS $72,060 Oakland, MS $71,984 Paris, MS $72,325 Philipp, MS $71,444

Pittsboro, MS $72,387 Schlater, MS $71,641 Scobey, MS $71,869 Sidon, MS $71,823 Slate Spring, MS $72,235 Sumner, MS $71,858 Swan Lake, MS $71,670 Swiftown, MS $72,498

Tie Plant, MS $72,015 Tillatoba, MS $71,903 Tippo, MS $71,556 Tutwiler, MS $71,820 Vance, MS $71,706 Water Valley, MS $72,250 Webb, MS $71,759 Winona, MS $71,953

Belzoni, MS $72,841 Benton, MS $72,729 Bentonia, MS $73,248 Bolton, MS $73,550 Brandon, MS $73,555 Braxton, MS $73,432 Camden, MS $72,541 Canton, MS $73,293

Carthage, MS $72,402 Cary, MS $72,725 Clinton, MS $73,782 Conehatta, MS $72,401 Crystal Springs, MS $73,401 Delta City, MS $73,616 D Lo, MS $73,280 Durant, MS $72,091

Edwards, MS $73,359 Ethel, MS $71,994 Fayette, MS $72,230 Flora, MS $73,516 Pocahontas, MS $73,876 Florence, MS $73,704 Meridian, MS $72,259 Bailey, MS $72,161

Buckatunna, MS $72,224 Chunky, MS $72,094 Clara, MS $72,172 Collinsville, MS $72,200 Daleville, MS $72,091 Decatur, MS $72,200 De Kalb, MS $72,107 Enterprise, MS $72,093

Hickory, MS $72,106 Lauderdale, MS $72,180 Lawrence, MS $72,354 Little Rock, MS $72,121 Louin, MS $72,243 Louisville, MS $72,104 Macon, MS $72,286 Marion, MS $72,414

Newton, MS $72,217 Noxapater, MS $72,138 Pachuta, MS $72,052 Paulding, MS $72,037 Philadelphia, MS $72,198 Porterville, MS $72,094 Preston, MS $72,116 Quitman, MS $72,145

Rose Hill, MS $71,996 Scooba, MS $72,261 Sebastopol, MS $72,576 Shubuta, MS $72,083 Shuqualak, MS $72,249 State Line, MS $72,358 Stonewall, MS $72,175 Toomsuba, MS $72,195

Union, MS $72,155 Vossburg, MS $72,066 Waynesboro, MS $72,177 Hattiesburg, MS $72,343 Bassfield, MS $72,289 Bay Springs, MS $72,297 Beaumont, MS $72,262 Brooklyn, MS $72,410

Carriere, MS $73,683 Carson, MS $72,322 Collins, MS $72,388 Columbia, MS $72,281 Eastabuchie, MS $72,207 Ellisville, MS $72,233 Heidelberg, MS $72,117 Laurel, MS $72,457

Leakesville, MS $72,820 Lucedale, MS $73,387 Lumberton, MS $72,606 Mc Lain, MS $72,544 Mc Neill, MS $73,593 Moselle, MS $72,208 Moss, MS $72,165 Neely, MS $72,412

New Augusta, MS $72,116 Nicholson, MS $74,049 Ovett, MS $72,111 Petal, MS $72,319 Picayune, MS $73,980 Poplarville, MS $73,114 Prentiss, MS $72,548 Purvis, MS $72,321

Richton, MS $72,101 Sandersville, MS $72,242 Sandy Hook, MS $72,309 Seminary, MS $72,192 Soso, MS $72,180 Stringer, MS $72,221 Sumrall, MS $72,227 Foxworth, MS $72,259

Gulfport, MS $73,136 Bay Saint Louis, MS $73,810 Plantersville, MS $72,563 Pontotoc, MS $72,761 Randolph, MS $72,491 Rienzi, MS $72,564 Saltillo, MS $72,791 Shannon, MS $72,588

Sherman, MS $72,877 Smithville, MS $72,196 Golden, MS $72,321 Greenwood Springs, MS $71,694 Guntown, MS $72,673 Houlka, MS $72,594 Houston, MS $72,203 Iuka, MS $72,238

Mantachie, MS $72,681 Marietta, MS $72,469 Mooreville, MS $72,818 Nettleton, MS $72,301 New Site, MS $72,313 Okolona, MS $72,136 Lambert, MS $71,904 Forest, MS $72,748

Gallman, MS $73,202 Georgetown, MS $73,247 Goodman, MS $72,466 Harperville, MS $72,690 Harriston, MS $72,262 Harrisville, MS $73,366 Hazlehurst, MS $72,917 Hermanville, MS $72,679

Trader Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Trader salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $79,123. While startup companies pay approximate $67,145.

Trader Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$67,145
Growth Stage	51~500	$70,963
Established	501~5000	$76,479
Enterprise	5000+	$79,123

Trader Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Trader roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Financial Services, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Trader positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Trader as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Trader

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$89,011	$43.0	20%

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

Understanding how a Trader'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

$62,686

Average $74,176/year

$85,069

$5,224

Average $6,181/month

$7,089

$1,205

Average $1,426/week

$1,636

$30

Average $36/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,069	$7,089	$1,636	$41
Average	$74,176	$6,181	$1,426	$36
25th Percentile	$62,686	$5,224	$1,205	$30

Trader Salary Growth & Career Path

Trader

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Senior Trader

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Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a Trader, 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.

Trader Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Foreign Exchange Trader III	$172,321	132%
Senior Trader	$110,466	49%

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