Scientist 1 Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Scientist 1 make in Mississippi?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Scientist 1 in Mississippi is $96,316 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

However, a Scientist 1's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $115,308
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $91,113 to $106,257
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $86,375

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Scientist 1 Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$106,257	$8,855	$2,043	$51
Average	$96,316	$8,026	$1,852	$46
25th Percentile	$91,113	$7,593	$1,752	$44

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Key Factors That Influence Scientist 1 Salaries

A Scientist 1'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 Do Scientist 1 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 Scientist 1s. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $119,580.
California: $119,126.
Massachusetts: $117,539.

District of Columbia $119,580 California $119,126 Massachusetts $117,539 Washington $117,107 New Jersey $117,063 Alaska $116,912 Connecticut $115,422 New York $114,817

Hawaii $112,884 Rhode Island $111,976 Maryland $111,361 Minnesota $110,518 Colorado $110,194 Illinois $110,086 Oregon $109,676 Delaware $109,374

New Hampshire $109,184 Virginia $108,758 Pennsylvania $107,516 Nevada $106,890 North Dakota $106,684 Michigan $106,360 Wisconsin $106,242 Vermont $106,004

Texas $105,345 Maine $105,302 Arizona $105,237 Ohio $105,162 Georgia $104,168 Indiana $103,671 Wyoming $103,574 Utah $103,423

Iowa $103,358 Kansas $102,840 Louisiana $102,688 North Carolina $102,634 Missouri $102,613 Florida $102,191 Montana $101,965 Nebraska $101,749

Kentucky $101,630 South Carolina $101,198 Tennessee $100,928 Idaho $100,820 New Mexico $100,031 Oklahoma $99,859 Alabama $99,221 South Dakota $98,152

Arkansas $97,569 West Virginia $97,256 Mississippi $96,316

Top Paying Cities for Scientist 1s

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: $94,517
Holly Bluff: $93,706
Kosciusko: $93,681

Hillsboro, MS $94,517 Holly Bluff, MS $93,706 Kosciusko, MS $93,681 Lake, MS $94,204 Lena, MS $94,575 Lexington, MS $93,516 Lorman, MS $93,749 Louise, MS $94,696

Ludlow, MS $94,783 Mc Adams, MS $93,597 Mc Cool, MS $93,492 Madden, MS $93,962 Madison, MS $95,644 Magee, MS $94,634 Mayersville, MS $94,267 Mendenhall, MS $94,969

Midnight, MS $94,698 Mize, MS $94,249 Morton, MS $95,003 Mount Olive, MS $94,254 Natchez, MS $93,991 Newhebron, MS $94,519 Pattison, MS $94,198 Pelahatchie, MS $95,305

Pickens, MS $94,267 Piney Woods, MS $95,462 Pinola, MS $94,912 Port Gibson, MS $94,182 Puckett, MS $95,095 Pulaski, MS $94,550 Raleigh, MS $94,297 Raymond, MS $95,609

Redwood, MS $94,318 Ridgeland, MS $95,890 Rolling Fork, MS $94,334 Sallis, MS $93,758 Sandhill, MS $95,525 Satartia, MS $94,799 Sharon, MS $94,898 Sibley, MS $94,219

Silver City, MS $94,171 Star, MS $95,593 Taylorsville, MS $94,010 Tchula, MS $93,595 Terry, MS $95,639 Thomastown, MS $93,969 Tinsley, MS $94,716 Tougaloo, MS $95,958

Utica, MS $95,081 Vaiden, MS $93,327 Valley Park, MS $93,884 Vaughan, MS $94,456 Vicksburg, MS $94,641 Walnut Grove, MS $94,141 Washington, MS $93,951 Wesson, MS $94,594

West, MS $93,315 Whitfield, MS $95,949 Yazoo City, MS $94,322 Jackson, MS $96,025 Pearl, MS $96,017 Richland, MS $96,025 Flowood, MS $95,998 Byram, MS $95,907

Lula, MS $95,529 Lyon, MS $93,751 Marks, MS $94,385 Michigan City, MS $96,240 Mount Pleasant, MS $98,553 Myrtle, MS $94,500 Nesbit, MS $100,183 New Albany, MS $94,331

Olive Branch, MS $100,036 Oxford, MS $94,656 Pope, MS $94,062 Potts Camp, MS $95,539 Red Banks, MS $98,504 Ripley, MS $94,209 Robinsonville, MS $98,829 Sarah, MS $97,416

Sardis, MS $95,709 Senatobia, MS $97,539 Sherard, MS $93,548 Sledge, MS $95,370 Southaven, MS $100,769 Taylor, MS $94,510 Tiplersville, MS $94,373 Tula, MS $93,982

Tunica, MS $97,674 University, MS $95,325 Victoria, MS $98,382 Walls, MS $100,552 Walnut, MS $94,407 Waterford, MS $95,887 Greenville, MS $96,014 Alligator, MS $93,250

Anguilla, MS $95,014 Arcola, MS $96,014 Avon, MS $96,014 Benoit, MS $95,116 Beulah, MS $94,238 Boyle, MS $94,690 Chatham, MS $95,849 Cleveland, MS $94,346

Doddsville, MS $93,826 Drew, MS $93,325 Parchman, MS $93,425 Dublin, MS $93,084 Duncan, MS $93,199 Glen Allan, MS $95,562 Grace, MS $95,329 Gunnison, MS $93,472

Hollandale, MS $96,014 Holly Ridge, MS $95,180 Indianola, MS $95,243 Inverness, MS $95,057 Isola, MS $95,271 Leland, MS $96,014 Merigold, MS $93,838 Metcalfe, MS $96,014

Moorhead, MS $94,321 Mound Bayou, MS $93,752 Pace, MS $94,305 Panther Burn, MS $95,596 Rena Lara, MS $93,222 Rome, MS $93,240 Rosedale, MS $94,082 Ruleville, MS $93,774

Scott, MS $95,444 Shaw, MS $94,977 Shelby, MS $93,529 Stoneville, MS $96,014 Sunflower, MS $94,144 Wayside, MS $96,014 Winstonville, MS $94,010 Winterville, MS $96,014

Tupelo, MS $94,763 Algoma, MS $94,502 Amory, MS $93,164 Baldwyn, MS $94,270 Becker, MS $92,924 Belden, MS $94,599 Belmont, MS $93,899 Blue Springs, MS $94,332

Booneville, MS $94,213 Burnsville, MS $94,139 Corinth, MS $94,495 Dennis, MS $93,792 Derma, MS $94,419 Ecru, MS $94,410 Fulton, MS $94,272 Gattman, MS $92,790

Glen, MS $94,233 Abbeville, MS $95,204 Arkabutla, MS $98,458 Ashland, MS $95,564 Batesville, MS $94,935 Belen, MS $94,096 Blue Mountain, MS $94,426 Byhalia, MS $98,941

Clarksdale, MS $93,479 Coahoma, MS $94,442 Coldwater, MS $98,612 Como, MS $96,251 Courtland, MS $94,441 Crenshaw, MS $95,752 Crowder, MS $94,114 Darling, MS $94,898

Dumas, MS $94,146 Dundee, MS $95,587 Etta, MS $94,398 Falcon, MS $95,126 Falkner, MS $94,847 Farrell, MS $93,753 Friars Point, MS $94,496 Hernando, MS $99,347

Hickory Flat, MS $95,116 Holly Springs, MS $96,653 Horn Lake, MS $100,660 Independence, MS $98,227 Jonestown, MS $94,528 Lake Cormorant, MS $100,130 Lamar, MS $96,704 Stennis Space Center, MS $95,948

Diamondhead, MS $95,140 Biloxi, MS $95,722 Diberville, MS $95,669 Escatawpa, MS $95,203 Gautier, MS $95,185 Hurley, MS $95,456 Kiln, MS $95,236 Lakeshore, MS $96,020

Long Beach, MS $95,022 Mc Henry, MS $94,758 Moss Point, MS $95,280 Ocean Springs, MS $95,328 Vancleave, MS $95,093 Pascagoula, MS $95,279 Pass Christian, MS $95,026 Pearlington, MS $97,263

Perkinston, MS $94,739 Saucier, MS $95,042 Waveland, MS $95,289 Wiggins, MS $94,416 Brookhaven, MS $94,577 Bogue Chitto, MS $94,096 Bude, MS $94,106 Centreville, MS $96,876

Chatawa, MS $94,958 Crosby, MS $94,662 Fernwood, MS $94,511 Gloster, MS $95,306 Jayess, MS $93,782 Kokomo, MS $93,827 Liberty, MS $95,569 Mc Call Creek, MS $94,019

Mccomb, MS $94,131 Magnolia, MS $94,621 Meadville, MS $93,738 Monticello, MS $94,342 Oak Vale, MS $93,866 Osyka, MS $95,277 Roxie, MS $93,684 Ruth, MS $93,926

Silver Creek, MS $94,258 Smithdale, MS $93,958 Sontag, MS $94,374 Summit, MS $93,922 Tylertown, MS $93,902 Union Church, MS $94,110 Woodville, MS $95,669 Columbus, MS $92,089

Aberdeen, MS $92,710 Ackerman, MS $93,533 Artesia, MS $92,224 Bellefontaine, MS $93,676 Brooksville, MS $92,577 Caledonia, MS $92,497 Cedarbluff, MS $92,722 Crawford, MS $92,362

Eupora, MS $93,650 French Camp, MS $93,508 Hamilton, MS $92,321 Kilmichael, MS $93,462 Maben, MS $93,281 Mantee, MS $93,406 Mathiston, MS $93,449 Mayhew, MS $92,095

Montpelier, MS $93,052 Pheba, MS $92,963 Prairie, MS $92,699 Starkville, MS $92,603 Mississippi State, MS $92,527 Steens, MS $92,140 Stewart, MS $93,475 Sturgis, MS $93,229

Walthall, MS $93,831 Weir, MS $93,624 West Point, MS $92,272 Woodland, MS $93,460 Thaxton, MS $94,160 Tishomingo, MS $93,719 Toccopola, MS $94,169 Trebloc, MS $93,152

Tremont, MS $94,057 Van Vleet, MS $93,874 Vardaman, MS $93,987 Verona, MS $94,743 Wheeler, MS $94,223 Grenada, MS $93,507 Banner, MS $93,911 Big Creek, MS $93,664

Bruce, MS $93,970 Calhoun City, MS $93,856 Carrollton, MS $93,065 Cascilla, MS $93,181 Charleston, MS $93,309 Coffeeville, MS $93,563 Coila, MS $93,075 Cruger, MS $93,289

Duck Hill, MS $93,431 Elliott, MS $93,535 Enid, MS $93,577 Glendora, MS $93,030 Gore Springs, MS $93,601 Greenwood, MS $93,039 Holcomb, MS $93,061 Itta Bena, MS $93,725

Mc Carley, MS $93,186 Minter City, MS $92,842 Money, MS $92,966 Morgan City, MS $93,890 North Carrollton, MS $93,569 Oakland, MS $93,470 Paris, MS $93,913 Philipp, MS $92,769

Pittsboro, MS $93,993 Schlater, MS $93,025 Scobey, MS $93,320 Sidon, MS $93,261 Slate Spring, MS $93,795 Sumner, MS $93,306 Swan Lake, MS $93,062 Swiftown, MS $94,138

Tie Plant, MS $93,510 Tillatoba, MS $93,366 Tippo, MS $92,914 Tutwiler, MS $93,258 Vance, MS $93,109 Water Valley, MS $93,816 Webb, MS $93,178 Winona, MS $93,430

Belzoni, MS $94,583 Benton, MS $94,437 Bentonia, MS $95,112 Bolton, MS $95,504 Brandon, MS $95,510 Braxton, MS $95,351 Camden, MS $94,193 Canton, MS $95,169

Carthage, MS $94,013 Cary, MS $94,433 Clinton, MS $95,805 Conehatta, MS $94,011 Crystal Springs, MS $95,311 Delta City, MS $95,589 D Lo, MS $95,153 Durant, MS $93,609

Edwards, MS $95,256 Ethel, MS $93,483 Fayette, MS $93,789 Flora, MS $95,460 Pocahontas, MS $95,926 Florence, MS $95,704 Meridian, MS $93,827 Bailey, MS $93,700

Buckatunna, MS $93,781 Chunky, MS $93,613 Clara, MS $93,714 Collinsville, MS $93,750 Daleville, MS $93,610 Decatur, MS $93,751 De Kalb, MS $93,630 Enterprise, MS $93,612

Hickory, MS $93,629 Lauderdale, MS $93,724 Lawrence, MS $93,951 Little Rock, MS $93,649 Louin, MS $93,806 Louisville, MS $93,626 Macon, MS $93,862 Marion, MS $94,029

Newton, MS $93,773 Noxapater, MS $93,670 Pachuta, MS $93,558 Paulding, MS $93,538 Philadelphia, MS $93,748 Porterville, MS $93,613 Preston, MS $93,641 Quitman, MS $93,679

Rose Hill, MS $93,485 Scooba, MS $93,830 Sebastopol, MS $94,239 Shubuta, MS $93,599 Shuqualak, MS $93,815 State Line, MS $93,956 Stonewall, MS $93,719 Toomsuba, MS $93,745

Union, MS $93,692 Vossburg, MS $93,577 Waynesboro, MS $93,721 Hattiesburg, MS $93,937 Bassfield, MS $93,867 Bay Springs, MS $93,876 Beaumont, MS $93,831 Brooklyn, MS $94,023

Carriere, MS $95,677 Carson, MS $93,909 Collins, MS $93,994 Columbia, MS $93,856 Eastabuchie, MS $93,760 Ellisville, MS $93,793 Heidelberg, MS $93,643 Laurel, MS $94,084

Leakesville, MS $94,556 Lucedale, MS $95,292 Lumberton, MS $94,278 Mc Lain, MS $94,197 Mc Neill, MS $95,559 Moselle, MS $93,761 Moss, MS $93,705 Neely, MS $94,025

New Augusta, MS $93,641 Nicholson, MS $96,151 Ovett, MS $93,636 Petal, MS $93,904 Picayune, MS $96,061 Poplarville, MS $94,937 Prentiss, MS $94,203 Purvis, MS $93,908

Richton, MS $93,622 Sandersville, MS $93,805 Sandy Hook, MS $93,892 Seminary, MS $93,740 Soso, MS $93,724 Stringer, MS $93,778 Sumrall, MS $93,786 Foxworth, MS $93,827

Gulfport, MS $94,966 Bay Saint Louis, MS $95,841 Plantersville, MS $94,222 Pontotoc, MS $94,479 Randolph, MS $94,128 Rienzi, MS $94,223 Saltillo, MS $94,518 Shannon, MS $94,254

Sherman, MS $94,629 Smithville, MS $93,746 Golden, MS $93,908 Greenwood Springs, MS $93,093 Guntown, MS $94,365 Houlka, MS $94,262 Houston, MS $93,754 Iuka, MS $93,800

Mantachie, MS $94,375 Marietta, MS $94,100 Mooreville, MS $94,553 Nettleton, MS $93,882 New Site, MS $93,897 Okolona, MS $93,668 Lambert, MS $93,367 Forest, MS $94,462

Gallman, MS $95,051 Georgetown, MS $95,110 Goodman, MS $94,096 Harperville, MS $94,387 Harriston, MS $93,831 Harrisville, MS $95,264 Hazlehurst, MS $94,681 Hermanville, MS $94,373

Scientist 1 Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Scientist 1 roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Scientist positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Scientist 1 as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Scientist 1

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$115,579	$56.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$110,764	$53.0	15%
Chemicals	$105,948	$51.0	10%
Healthcare	$101,132	$49.0	5%

Scientist 1 Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Scientist 1'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

$91,113

Average $96,316/year

$106,257

$7,593

Average $8,026/month

$8,855

$1,752

Average $1,852/week

$2,043

$44

Average $46/hour

$51

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$106,257	$8,855	$2,043	$51
Average	$96,316	$8,026	$1,852	$46
25th Percentile	$91,113	$7,593	$1,752	$44

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