Post Doc Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Post Doc make in Mississippi?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Post Doc in Mississippi is $56,993 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $68,488
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,253 to $63,010
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,116

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Post Doc Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,010	$5,251	$1,212	$30
Average	$56,993	$4,749	$1,096	$27
25th Percentile	$50,253	$4,188	$966	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Post Doc Salaries

A Post Doc'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 Post Doc Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Post Doc'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): $56,338
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,525
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $58,868
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $61,504
Expert (over 8 years): $61,692

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Post Doc	$56,338
Intermediate Level Post Doc	$56,525
Senior Level Post Doc	$58,868
Specialist Level Post Doc	$61,504
Expert Level Post Doc	$61,692

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How Do Post Doc 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 Post Docs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,759.
California: $70,491.
Massachusetts: $69,551.

District of Columbia $70,759 California $70,491 Massachusetts $69,551 Washington $69,296 New Jersey $69,270 Alaska $69,181 Connecticut $68,299 New York $67,941

Hawaii $66,797 Rhode Island $66,260 Maryland $65,896 Minnesota $65,397 Colorado $65,206 Illinois $65,142 Oregon $64,899 Delaware $64,720

New Hampshire $64,607 Virginia $64,356 Pennsylvania $63,621 Nevada $63,250 North Dakota $63,129 Michigan $62,937 Wisconsin $62,866 Vermont $62,726

Texas $62,336 Maine $62,310 Arizona $62,272 Ohio $62,227 Georgia $61,639 Indiana $61,345 Wyoming $61,288 Utah $61,198

Iowa $61,160 Kansas $60,853 Louisiana $60,764 North Carolina $60,732 Missouri $60,719 Florida $60,470 Montana $60,336 Nebraska $60,208

Kentucky $60,138 South Carolina $59,882 Tennessee $59,722 Idaho $59,658 New Mexico $59,192 Oklahoma $59,090 Alabama $58,712 South Dakota $58,080

Arkansas $57,735 West Virginia $57,549 Mississippi $56,993

Top Paying Cities for Post Docs

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: $55,929
Holly Bluff: $55,449
Kosciusko: $55,434

Hillsboro, MS $55,929 Holly Bluff, MS $55,449 Kosciusko, MS $55,434 Lake, MS $55,743 Lena, MS $55,963 Lexington, MS $55,336 Lorman, MS $55,474 Louise, MS $56,035

Ludlow, MS $56,086 Mc Adams, MS $55,384 Mc Cool, MS $55,322 Madden, MS $55,600 Madison, MS $56,596 Magee, MS $55,998 Mayersville, MS $55,781 Mendenhall, MS $56,196

Midnight, MS $56,036 Mize, MS $55,770 Morton, MS $56,216 Mount Olive, MS $55,773 Natchez, MS $55,617 Newhebron, MS $55,930 Pattison, MS $55,740 Pelahatchie, MS $56,395

Pickens, MS $55,781 Piney Woods, MS $56,488 Pinola, MS $56,163 Port Gibson, MS $55,731 Puckett, MS $56,271 Pulaski, MS $55,948 Raleigh, MS $55,798 Raymond, MS $56,575

Redwood, MS $55,811 Ridgeland, MS $56,741 Rolling Fork, MS $55,821 Sallis, MS $55,479 Sandhill, MS $56,525 Satartia, MS $56,095 Sharon, MS $56,154 Sibley, MS $55,752

Silver City, MS $55,724 Star, MS $56,565 Taylorsville, MS $55,629 Tchula, MS $55,383 Terry, MS $56,593 Thomastown, MS $55,605 Tinsley, MS $56,046 Tougaloo, MS $56,781

Utica, MS $56,262 Vaiden, MS $55,224 Valley Park, MS $55,554 Vaughan, MS $55,893 Vicksburg, MS $56,002 Walnut Grove, MS $55,706 Washington, MS $55,594 Wesson, MS $55,974

West, MS $55,217 Whitfield, MS $56,776 Yazoo City, MS $55,814 Jackson, MS $56,821 Pearl, MS $56,816 Richland, MS $56,821 Flowood, MS $56,805 Byram, MS $56,751

Lula, MS $56,527 Lyon, MS $55,476 Marks, MS $55,851 Michigan City, MS $56,948 Mount Pleasant, MS $58,317 Myrtle, MS $55,918 Nesbit, MS $59,281 New Albany, MS $55,819

Olive Branch, MS $59,194 Oxford, MS $56,011 Pope, MS $55,660 Potts Camp, MS $56,533 Red Banks, MS $58,288 Ripley, MS $55,746 Robinsonville, MS $58,480 Sarah, MS $57,644

Sardis, MS $56,634 Senatobia, MS $57,717 Sherard, MS $55,355 Sledge, MS $56,433 Southaven, MS $59,628 Taylor, MS $55,925 Tiplersville, MS $55,844 Tula, MS $55,612

Tunica, MS $57,797 University, MS $56,407 Victoria, MS $58,216 Walls, MS $59,500 Walnut, MS $55,863 Waterford, MS $56,740 Greenville, MS $56,814 Alligator, MS $55,179

Anguilla, MS $56,223 Arcola, MS $56,814 Avon, MS $56,814 Benoit, MS $56,283 Beulah, MS $55,764 Boyle, MS $56,031 Chatham, MS $56,717 Cleveland, MS $55,828

Doddsville, MS $55,520 Drew, MS $55,223 Parchman, MS $55,283 Dublin, MS $55,081 Duncan, MS $55,149 Glen Allan, MS $56,547 Grace, MS $56,409 Gunnison, MS $55,311

Hollandale, MS $56,814 Holly Ridge, MS $56,321 Indianola, MS $56,358 Inverness, MS $56,248 Isola, MS $56,375 Leland, MS $56,814 Merigold, MS $55,527 Metcalfe, MS $56,814

Moorhead, MS $55,813 Mound Bayou, MS $55,476 Pace, MS $55,803 Panther Burn, MS $56,567 Rena Lara, MS $55,162 Rome, MS $55,173 Rosedale, MS $55,671 Ruleville, MS $55,489

Scott, MS $56,477 Shaw, MS $56,201 Shelby, MS $55,344 Stoneville, MS $56,814 Sunflower, MS $55,708 Wayside, MS $56,814 Winstonville, MS $55,629 Winterville, MS $56,814

Tupelo, MS $56,074 Algoma, MS $55,920 Amory, MS $55,128 Baldwyn, MS $55,782 Becker, MS $54,986 Belden, MS $55,977 Belmont, MS $55,563 Blue Springs, MS $55,819

Booneville, MS $55,749 Burnsville, MS $55,705 Corinth, MS $55,916 Dennis, MS $55,500 Derma, MS $55,870 Ecru, MS $55,865 Fulton, MS $55,784 Gattman, MS $54,907

Glen, MS $55,761 Abbeville, MS $56,335 Arkabutla, MS $58,261 Ashland, MS $56,549 Batesville, MS $56,176 Belen, MS $55,679 Blue Mountain, MS $55,875 Byhalia, MS $58,546

Clarksdale, MS $55,314 Coahoma, MS $55,885 Coldwater, MS $58,352 Como, MS $56,955 Courtland, MS $55,884 Crenshaw, MS $56,660 Crowder, MS $55,690 Darling, MS $56,154

Dumas, MS $55,709 Dundee, MS $56,562 Etta, MS $55,858 Falcon, MS $56,289 Falkner, MS $56,124 Farrell, MS $55,477 Friars Point, MS $55,916 Hernando, MS $58,787

Hickory Flat, MS $56,283 Holly Springs, MS $57,193 Horn Lake, MS $59,564 Independence, MS $58,124 Jonestown, MS $55,935 Lake Cormorant, MS $59,250 Lamar, MS $57,223 Stennis Space Center, MS $56,775

Diamondhead, MS $56,297 Biloxi, MS $56,642 Diberville, MS $56,611 Escatawpa, MS $56,334 Gautier, MS $56,324 Hurley, MS $56,485 Kiln, MS $56,354 Lakeshore, MS $56,818

Long Beach, MS $56,228 Mc Henry, MS $56,071 Moss Point, MS $56,380 Ocean Springs, MS $56,409 Vancleave, MS $56,269 Pascagoula, MS $56,380 Pass Christian, MS $56,230 Pearlington, MS $57,554

Perkinston, MS $56,060 Saucier, MS $56,239 Waveland, MS $56,386 Wiggins, MS $55,869 Brookhaven, MS $55,964 Bogue Chitto, MS $55,679 Bude, MS $55,686 Centreville, MS $57,324

Chatawa, MS $56,189 Crosby, MS $56,014 Fernwood, MS $55,925 Gloster, MS $56,396 Jayess, MS $55,494 Kokomo, MS $55,520 Liberty, MS $56,551 Mc Call Creek, MS $55,634

Mccomb, MS $55,700 Magnolia, MS $55,990 Meadville, MS $55,468 Monticello, MS $55,825 Oak Vale, MS $55,543 Osyka, MS $56,379 Roxie, MS $55,436 Ruth, MS $55,579

Silver Creek, MS $55,775 Smithdale, MS $55,598 Sontag, MS $55,844 Summit, MS $55,576 Tylertown, MS $55,565 Union Church, MS $55,688 Woodville, MS $56,611 Columbus, MS $54,492

Aberdeen, MS $54,859 Ackerman, MS $55,346 Artesia, MS $54,572 Bellefontaine, MS $55,431 Brooksville, MS $54,781 Caledonia, MS $54,734 Cedarbluff, MS $54,866 Crawford, MS $54,654

Eupora, MS $55,415 French Camp, MS $55,332 Hamilton, MS $54,629 Kilmichael, MS $55,304 Maben, MS $55,198 Mantee, MS $55,271 Mathiston, MS $55,297 Mayhew, MS $54,496

Montpelier, MS $55,062 Pheba, MS $55,009 Prairie, MS $54,853 Starkville, MS $54,796 Mississippi State, MS $54,751 Steens, MS $54,522 Stewart, MS $55,312 Sturgis, MS $55,167

Walthall, MS $55,523 Weir, MS $55,400 West Point, MS $54,600 Woodland, MS $55,303 Thaxton, MS $55,718 Tishomingo, MS $55,456 Toccopola, MS $55,723 Trebloc, MS $55,121

Tremont, MS $55,656 Van Vleet, MS $55,548 Vardaman, MS $55,615 Verona, MS $56,062 Wheeler, MS $55,755 Grenada, MS $55,331 Banner, MS $55,570 Big Creek, MS $55,424

Bruce, MS $55,605 Calhoun City, MS $55,538 Carrollton, MS $55,070 Cascilla, MS $55,138 Charleston, MS $55,214 Coffeeville, MS $55,364 Coila, MS $55,075 Cruger, MS $55,202

Duck Hill, MS $55,286 Elliott, MS $55,348 Enid, MS $55,373 Glendora, MS $55,049 Gore Springs, MS $55,387 Greenwood, MS $55,054 Holcomb, MS $55,067 Itta Bena, MS $55,460

Mc Carley, MS $55,141 Minter City, MS $54,937 Money, MS $55,011 Morgan City, MS $55,558 North Carrollton, MS $55,368 Oakland, MS $55,309 Paris, MS $55,571 Philipp, MS $54,895

Pittsboro, MS $55,619 Schlater, MS $55,046 Scobey, MS $55,221 Sidon, MS $55,185 Slate Spring, MS $55,502 Sumner, MS $55,212 Swan Lake, MS $55,068 Swiftown, MS $55,704

Tie Plant, MS $55,333 Tillatoba, MS $55,247 Tippo, MS $54,980 Tutwiler, MS $55,183 Vance, MS $55,095 Water Valley, MS $55,514 Webb, MS $55,136 Winona, MS $55,286

Belzoni, MS $55,968 Benton, MS $55,881 Bentonia, MS $56,281 Bolton, MS $56,513 Brandon, MS $56,517 Braxton, MS $56,422 Camden, MS $55,737 Canton, MS $56,315

Carthage, MS $55,630 Cary, MS $55,879 Clinton, MS $56,691 Conehatta, MS $55,630 Crystal Springs, MS $56,398 Delta City, MS $56,563 D Lo, MS $56,305 Durant, MS $55,391

Edwards, MS $56,366 Ethel, MS $55,317 Fayette, MS $55,498 Flora, MS $56,487 Pocahontas, MS $56,763 Florence, MS $56,631 Meridian, MS $55,520 Bailey, MS $55,445

Buckatunna, MS $55,493 Chunky, MS $55,394 Clara, MS $55,454 Collinsville, MS $55,475 Daleville, MS $55,392 Decatur, MS $55,476 De Kalb, MS $55,404 Enterprise, MS $55,393

Hickory, MS $55,403 Lauderdale, MS $55,460 Lawrence, MS $55,594 Little Rock, MS $55,415 Louin, MS $55,508 Louisville, MS $55,401 Macon, MS $55,541 Marion, MS $55,640

Newton, MS $55,488 Noxapater, MS $55,428 Pachuta, MS $55,361 Paulding, MS $55,350 Philadelphia, MS $55,474 Porterville, MS $55,394 Preston, MS $55,410 Quitman, MS $55,433

Rose Hill, MS $55,318 Scooba, MS $55,522 Sebastopol, MS $55,764 Shubuta, MS $55,385 Shuqualak, MS $55,513 State Line, MS $55,597 Stonewall, MS $55,456 Toomsuba, MS $55,472

Union, MS $55,440 Vossburg, MS $55,373 Waynesboro, MS $55,458 Hattiesburg, MS $55,585 Bassfield, MS $55,544 Bay Springs, MS $55,550 Beaumont, MS $55,523 Brooklyn, MS $55,637

Carriere, MS $56,615 Carson, MS $55,569 Collins, MS $55,619 Columbia, MS $55,538 Eastabuchie, MS $55,481 Ellisville, MS $55,500 Heidelberg, MS $55,412 Laurel, MS $55,672

Leakesville, MS $55,952 Lucedale, MS $56,387 Lumberton, MS $55,787 Mc Lain, MS $55,739 Mc Neill, MS $56,545 Moselle, MS $55,481 Moss, MS $55,448 Neely, MS $55,638

New Augusta, MS $55,410 Nicholson, MS $56,896 Ovett, MS $55,407 Petal, MS $55,566 Picayune, MS $56,843 Poplarville, MS $56,177 Prentiss, MS $55,743 Purvis, MS $55,568

Richton, MS $55,399 Sandersville, MS $55,507 Sandy Hook, MS $55,559 Seminary, MS $55,469 Soso, MS $55,460 Stringer, MS $55,491 Sumrall, MS $55,496 Foxworth, MS $55,520

Gulfport, MS $56,194 Bay Saint Louis, MS $56,712 Plantersville, MS $55,754 Pontotoc, MS $55,906 Randolph, MS $55,699 Rienzi, MS $55,755 Saltillo, MS $55,929 Shannon, MS $55,773

Sherman, MS $55,995 Smithville, MS $55,472 Golden, MS $55,568 Greenwood Springs, MS $55,086 Guntown, MS $55,839 Houlka, MS $55,778 Houston, MS $55,477 Iuka, MS $55,504

Mantachie, MS $55,845 Marietta, MS $55,682 Mooreville, MS $55,950 Nettleton, MS $55,553 New Site, MS $55,562 Okolona, MS $55,426 Lambert, MS $55,248 Forest, MS $55,896

Gallman, MS $56,245 Georgetown, MS $56,279 Goodman, MS $55,679 Harperville, MS $55,852 Harriston, MS $55,523 Harrisville, MS $56,371 Hazlehurst, MS $56,026 Hermanville, MS $55,844

Post Doc Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Post Doc roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely, Post Doc positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Post Doc as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Post Doc

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$62,693	$30.0	10%

Post Doc Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Post Doc'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

$50,253

Average $56,993/year

$63,010

$4,188

Average $4,749/month

$5,251

$966

Average $1,096/week

$1,212

$24

Average $27/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,010	$5,251	$1,212	$30
Average	$56,993	$4,749	$1,096	$27
25th Percentile	$50,253	$4,188	$966	$24

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