What are the main factors that influence a Jail Administrator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Jail Administrator's salary?

A Jail Administrator's salary grows with experience: starting around $45,825 for beginners, reaching about $47,139 at mid-level, and approach $47,448 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Jail Administrator?

Jail Administrator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Jail Administrator roles are District of Columbia $56,244, California $56,030, Massachusetts $55,283. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Jail Administrator roles make?

Salaries for Jail Administrator level roles vary by specialization: Hospital Administrator: $229,500; PACS Administrator: $141,903; Jail Nurse: $117,696; SharePoint Administrator: $96,501; Jail Rn: $75,299.

Jail Administrator Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Jail Administrator make in Mississippi?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Jail Administrator in Mississippi is $45,302 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $52,593
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,532 to $49,118
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,100

10% $38,100

50% (Median) $45,302

90% $52,593

Jail Administrator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,118	$4,093	$945	$24
Average	$45,302	$3,775	$871	$22
25th Percentile	$41,532	$3,461	$799	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Jail Administrator Salaries

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

How Experience Level Affects Jail Administrator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Jail Administrator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $45,825
Early Career (1-2 years): $46,211
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $47,139
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $47,324
Expert (over 8 years): $47,448

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Jail Administrator	$45,825
Intermediate Level Jail Administrator	$46,211
Senior Level Jail Administrator	$47,139
Specialist Level Jail Administrator	$47,324
Expert Level Jail Administrator	$47,448

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How Do Jail Administrator 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 Jail Administrators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $56,244.
California: $56,030.
Massachusetts: $55,283.

District of Columbia $56,244 California $56,030 Massachusetts $55,283 Washington $55,080 New Jersey $55,060 Alaska $54,989 Connecticut $54,288 New York $54,003

Hawaii $53,094 Rhode Island $52,667 Maryland $52,378 Minnesota $51,982 Colorado $51,829 Illinois $51,778 Oregon $51,585 Delaware $51,443

New Hampshire $51,354 Virginia $51,154 Pennsylvania $50,569 Nevada $50,275 North Dakota $50,178 Michigan $50,026 Wisconsin $49,970 Vermont $49,858

Texas $49,548 Maine $49,528 Arizona $49,498 Ohio $49,462 Georgia $48,995 Indiana $48,761 Wyoming $48,715 Utah $48,644

Iowa $48,614 Kansas $48,370 Louisiana $48,299 North Carolina $48,273 Missouri $48,263 Florida $48,065 Montana $47,958 Nebraska $47,857

Kentucky $47,801 South Carolina $47,598 Tennessee $47,471 Idaho $47,420 New Mexico $47,049 Oklahoma $46,968 Alabama $46,668 South Dakota $46,165

Arkansas $45,891 West Virginia $45,744 Mississippi $45,302

Top Paying Cities for Jail Administrators

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: $44,455
Holly Bluff: $44,074
Kosciusko: $44,062

Hillsboro, MS $44,455 Holly Bluff, MS $44,074 Kosciusko, MS $44,062 Lake, MS $44,308 Lena, MS $44,483 Lexington, MS $43,984 Lorman, MS $44,094 Louise, MS $44,540

Ludlow, MS $44,580 Mc Adams, MS $44,023 Mc Cool, MS $43,973 Madden, MS $44,194 Madison, MS $44,986 Magee, MS $44,510 Mayersville, MS $44,338 Mendenhall, MS $44,668

Midnight, MS $44,541 Mize, MS $44,329 Morton, MS $44,684 Mount Olive, MS $44,332 Natchez, MS $44,208 Newhebron, MS $44,456 Pattison, MS $44,306 Pelahatchie, MS $44,826

Pickens, MS $44,338 Piney Woods, MS $44,900 Pinola, MS $44,641 Port Gibson, MS $44,298 Puckett, MS $44,727 Pulaski, MS $44,471 Raleigh, MS $44,352 Raymond, MS $44,969

Redwood, MS $44,362 Ridgeland, MS $45,101 Rolling Fork, MS $44,370 Sallis, MS $44,098 Sandhill, MS $44,929 Satartia, MS $44,588 Sharon, MS $44,635 Sibley, MS $44,315

Silver City, MS $44,293 Star, MS $44,961 Taylorsville, MS $44,217 Tchula, MS $44,022 Terry, MS $44,983 Thomastown, MS $44,198 Tinsley, MS $44,549 Tougaloo, MS $45,133

Utica, MS $44,721 Vaiden, MS $43,896 Valley Park, MS $44,158 Vaughan, MS $44,427 Vicksburg, MS $44,514 Walnut Grove, MS $44,279 Washington, MS $44,189 Wesson, MS $44,491

West, MS $43,890 Whitfield, MS $45,129 Yazoo City, MS $44,364 Jackson, MS $45,165 Pearl, MS $45,161 Richland, MS $45,165 Flowood, MS $45,152 Byram, MS $45,109

Lula, MS $44,931 Lyon, MS $44,095 Marks, MS $44,393 Michigan City, MS $45,266 Mount Pleasant, MS $46,354 Myrtle, MS $44,447 Nesbit, MS $47,120 New Albany, MS $44,368

Olive Branch, MS $47,051 Oxford, MS $44,521 Pope, MS $44,242 Potts Camp, MS $44,936 Red Banks, MS $46,331 Ripley, MS $44,311 Robinsonville, MS $46,484 Sarah, MS $45,819

Sardis, MS $45,016 Senatobia, MS $45,877 Sherard, MS $44,000 Sledge, MS $44,857 Southaven, MS $47,396 Taylor, MS $44,452 Tiplersville, MS $44,388 Tula, MS $44,204

Tunica, MS $45,940 University, MS $44,835 Victoria, MS $46,273 Walls, MS $47,294 Walnut, MS $44,404 Waterford, MS $45,100 Greenville, MS $45,159 Alligator, MS $43,860

Anguilla, MS $44,689 Arcola, MS $45,159 Avon, MS $45,159 Benoit, MS $44,737 Beulah, MS $44,324 Boyle, MS $44,537 Chatham, MS $45,082 Cleveland, MS $44,375

Doddsville, MS $44,130 Drew, MS $43,895 Parchman, MS $43,942 Dublin, MS $43,781 Duncan, MS $43,836 Glen Allan, MS $44,947 Grace, MS $44,837 Gunnison, MS $43,964

Hollandale, MS $45,159 Holly Ridge, MS $44,767 Indianola, MS $44,797 Inverness, MS $44,709 Isola, MS $44,810 Leland, MS $45,159 Merigold, MS $44,136 Metcalfe, MS $45,159

Moorhead, MS $44,363 Mound Bayou, MS $44,096 Pace, MS $44,356 Panther Burn, MS $44,963 Rena Lara, MS $43,846 Rome, MS $43,855 Rosedale, MS $44,251 Ruleville, MS $44,106

Scott, MS $44,891 Shaw, MS $44,672 Shelby, MS $43,991 Stoneville, MS $45,159 Sunflower, MS $44,280 Wayside, MS $45,159 Winstonville, MS $44,217 Winterville, MS $45,159

Tupelo, MS $44,571 Algoma, MS $44,448 Amory, MS $43,819 Baldwyn, MS $44,339 Becker, MS $43,706 Belden, MS $44,494 Belmont, MS $44,165 Blue Springs, MS $44,368

Booneville, MS $44,313 Burnsville, MS $44,278 Corinth, MS $44,445 Dennis, MS $44,115 Derma, MS $44,409 Ecru, MS $44,405 Fulton, MS $44,340 Gattman, MS $43,643

Glen, MS $44,322 Abbeville, MS $44,778 Arkabutla, MS $46,309 Ashland, MS $44,948 Batesville, MS $44,652 Belen, MS $44,257 Blue Mountain, MS $44,413 Byhalia, MS $46,536

Clarksdale, MS $43,967 Coahoma, MS $44,420 Coldwater, MS $46,382 Como, MS $45,271 Courtland, MS $44,420 Crenshaw, MS $45,036 Crowder, MS $44,266 Darling, MS $44,635

Dumas, MS $44,281 Dundee, MS $44,959 Etta, MS $44,399 Falcon, MS $44,742 Falkner, MS $44,611 Farrell, MS $44,096 Friars Point, MS $44,446 Hernando, MS $46,727

Hickory Flat, MS $44,737 Holly Springs, MS $45,460 Horn Lake, MS $47,345 Independence, MS $46,200 Jonestown, MS $44,460 Lake Cormorant, MS $47,095 Lamar, MS $45,484 Stennis Space Center, MS $45,128

Diamondhead, MS $44,748 Biloxi, MS $45,022 Diberville, MS $44,997 Escatawpa, MS $44,778 Gautier, MS $44,770 Hurley, MS $44,897 Kiln, MS $44,794 Lakeshore, MS $45,162

Long Beach, MS $44,693 Mc Henry, MS $44,569 Moss Point, MS $44,815 Ocean Springs, MS $44,837 Vancleave, MS $44,726 Pascagoula, MS $44,814 Pass Christian, MS $44,695 Pearlington, MS $45,747

Perkinston, MS $44,560 Saucier, MS $44,702 Waveland, MS $44,819 Wiggins, MS $44,408 Brookhaven, MS $44,484 Bogue Chitto, MS $44,257 Bude, MS $44,262 Centreville, MS $45,565

Chatawa, MS $44,663 Crosby, MS $44,523 Fernwood, MS $44,453 Gloster, MS $44,827 Jayess, MS $44,110 Kokomo, MS $44,131 Liberty, MS $44,950 Mc Call Creek, MS $44,221

Mccomb, MS $44,274 Magnolia, MS $44,504 Meadville, MS $44,089 Monticello, MS $44,373 Oak Vale, MS $44,149 Osyka, MS $44,813 Roxie, MS $44,064 Ruth, MS $44,177

Silver Creek, MS $44,333 Smithdale, MS $44,193 Sontag, MS $44,388 Summit, MS $44,175 Tylertown, MS $44,166 Union Church, MS $44,264 Woodville, MS $44,997 Columbus, MS $43,313

Aberdeen, MS $43,606 Ackerman, MS $43,993 Artesia, MS $43,377 Bellefontaine, MS $44,060 Brooksville, MS $43,543 Caledonia, MS $43,505 Cedarbluff, MS $43,611 Crawford, MS $43,442

Eupora, MS $44,047 French Camp, MS $43,981 Hamilton, MS $43,423 Kilmichael, MS $43,959 Maben, MS $43,874 Mantee, MS $43,933 Mathiston, MS $43,953 Mayhew, MS $43,316

Montpelier, MS $43,767 Pheba, MS $43,724 Prairie, MS $43,600 Starkville, MS $43,555 Mississippi State, MS $43,520 Steens, MS $43,337 Stewart, MS $43,965 Sturgis, MS $43,850

Walthall, MS $44,133 Weir, MS $44,035 West Point, MS $43,399 Woodland, MS $43,958 Thaxton, MS $44,288 Tishomingo, MS $44,080 Toccopola, MS $44,292 Trebloc, MS $43,813

Tremont, MS $44,239 Van Vleet, MS $44,153 Vardaman, MS $44,206 Verona, MS $44,562 Wheeler, MS $44,317 Grenada, MS $43,980 Banner, MS $44,170 Big Creek, MS $44,054

Bruce, MS $44,198 Calhoun City, MS $44,144 Carrollton, MS $43,773 Cascilla, MS $43,827 Charleston, MS $43,887 Coffeeville, MS $44,007 Coila, MS $43,777 Cruger, MS $43,878

Duck Hill, MS $43,945 Elliott, MS $43,994 Enid, MS $44,013 Glendora, MS $43,756 Gore Springs, MS $44,025 Greenwood, MS $43,760 Holcomb, MS $43,771 Itta Bena, MS $44,083

Mc Carley, MS $43,830 Minter City, MS $43,667 Money, MS $43,726 Morgan City, MS $44,161 North Carrollton, MS $44,009 Oakland, MS $43,963 Paris, MS $44,171 Philipp, MS $43,633

Pittsboro, MS $44,209 Schlater, MS $43,754 Scobey, MS $43,893 Sidon, MS $43,865 Slate Spring, MS $44,116 Sumner, MS $43,886 Swan Lake, MS $43,771 Swiftown, MS $44,277

Tie Plant, MS $43,982 Tillatoba, MS $43,914 Tippo, MS $43,702 Tutwiler, MS $43,863 Vance, MS $43,793 Water Valley, MS $44,126 Webb, MS $43,825 Winona, MS $43,944

Belzoni, MS $44,486 Benton, MS $44,418 Bentonia, MS $44,735 Bolton, MS $44,920 Brandon, MS $44,923 Braxton, MS $44,848 Camden, MS $44,303 Canton, MS $44,762

Carthage, MS $44,218 Cary, MS $44,416 Clinton, MS $45,061 Conehatta, MS $44,218 Crystal Springs, MS $44,829 Delta City, MS $44,960 D Lo, MS $44,755 Durant, MS $44,028

Edwards, MS $44,803 Ethel, MS $43,969 Fayette, MS $44,113 Flora, MS $44,899 Pocahontas, MS $45,118 Florence, MS $45,014 Meridian, MS $44,131 Bailey, MS $44,071

Buckatunna, MS $44,109 Chunky, MS $44,030 Clara, MS $44,078 Collinsville, MS $44,095 Daleville, MS $44,029 Decatur, MS $44,095 De Kalb, MS $44,038 Enterprise, MS $44,030

Hickory, MS $44,038 Lauderdale, MS $44,083 Lawrence, MS $44,189 Little Rock, MS $44,047 Louin, MS $44,121 Louisville, MS $44,036 Macon, MS $44,148 Marion, MS $44,226

Newton, MS $44,105 Noxapater, MS $44,057 Pachuta, MS $44,004 Paulding, MS $43,995 Philadelphia, MS $44,094 Porterville, MS $44,030 Preston, MS $44,043 Quitman, MS $44,061

Rose Hill, MS $43,970 Scooba, MS $44,132 Sebastopol, MS $44,325 Shubuta, MS $44,024 Shuqualak, MS $44,125 State Line, MS $44,192 Stonewall, MS $44,080 Toomsuba, MS $44,092

Union, MS $44,067 Vossburg, MS $44,013 Waynesboro, MS $44,081 Hattiesburg, MS $44,183 Bassfield, MS $44,150 Bay Springs, MS $44,154 Beaumont, MS $44,133 Brooklyn, MS $44,223

Carriere, MS $45,001 Carson, MS $44,169 Collins, MS $44,209 Columbia, MS $44,144 Eastabuchie, MS $44,099 Ellisville, MS $44,115 Heidelberg, MS $44,044 Laurel, MS $44,252

Leakesville, MS $44,474 Lucedale, MS $44,820 Lumberton, MS $44,343 Mc Lain, MS $44,305 Mc Neill, MS $44,946 Moselle, MS $44,100 Moss, MS $44,073 Neely, MS $44,224

New Augusta, MS $44,043 Nicholson, MS $45,224 Ovett, MS $44,041 Petal, MS $44,167 Picayune, MS $45,182 Poplarville, MS $44,653 Prentiss, MS $44,308 Purvis, MS $44,169

Richton, MS $44,034 Sandersville, MS $44,121 Sandy Hook, MS $44,161 Seminary, MS $44,090 Soso, MS $44,083 Stringer, MS $44,108 Sumrall, MS $44,111 Foxworth, MS $44,131

Gulfport, MS $44,667 Bay Saint Louis, MS $45,078 Plantersville, MS $44,317 Pontotoc, MS $44,438 Randolph, MS $44,272 Rienzi, MS $44,317 Saltillo, MS $44,456 Shannon, MS $44,332

Sherman, MS $44,508 Smithville, MS $44,093 Golden, MS $44,169 Greenwood Springs, MS $43,786 Guntown, MS $44,384 Houlka, MS $44,335 Houston, MS $44,097 Iuka, MS $44,118

Mantachie, MS $44,389 Marietta, MS $44,259 Mooreville, MS $44,472 Nettleton, MS $44,157 New Site, MS $44,164 Okolona, MS $44,056 Lambert, MS $43,914 Forest, MS $44,429

Gallman, MS $44,707 Georgetown, MS $44,734 Goodman, MS $44,257 Harperville, MS $44,394 Harriston, MS $44,133 Harrisville, MS $44,807 Hazlehurst, MS $44,533 Hermanville, MS $44,388

Jail Administrator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Jail Administrator'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.

$41,532

Average $45,302/year

$49,118

$3,461

Average $3,775/month

$4,093

$799

Average $871/week

$945

$20

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,118	$4,093	$945	$24
Average	$45,302	$3,775	$871	$22
25th Percentile	$41,532	$3,461	$799	$20

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