Instructor Salary in Mississippi

How much does an Instructor make in Mississippi?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Instructor in Mississippi is $57,547 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $69,716
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,933 to $63,916
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,912

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Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,916	$5,326	$1,229	$31
Average	$57,547	$4,796	$1,107	$28
25th Percentile	$50,933	$4,244	$979	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Instructor Salaries

An Instructor'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 Instructor 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 Instructors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,446.
California: $71,175.
Massachusetts: $70,227.

District of Columbia $71,446 California $71,175 Massachusetts $70,227 Washington $69,969 New Jersey $69,943 Alaska $69,853 Connecticut $68,962 New York $68,601

Hawaii $67,446 Rhode Island $66,904 Maryland $66,536 Minnesota $66,032 Colorado $65,839 Illinois $65,774 Oregon $65,529 Delaware $65,348

New Hampshire $65,235 Virginia $64,981 Pennsylvania $64,239 Nevada $63,864 North Dakota $63,742 Michigan $63,548 Wisconsin $63,477 Vermont $63,335

Texas $62,941 Maine $62,916 Arizona $62,877 Ohio $62,832 Georgia $62,238 Indiana $61,941 Wyoming $61,883 Utah $61,793

Iowa $61,754 Kansas $61,444 Louisiana $61,354 North Carolina $61,322 Missouri $61,309 Florida $61,057 Montana $60,922 Nebraska $60,793

Kentucky $60,722 South Carolina $60,464 Tennessee $60,302 Idaho $60,238 New Mexico $59,767 Oklahoma $59,663 Alabama $59,283 South Dakota $58,644

Arkansas $58,295 West Virginia $58,108 Mississippi $57,547

Top Paying Cities for Instructors

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: $56,472
Holly Bluff: $55,987
Kosciusko: $55,972

Hillsboro, MS $56,472 Holly Bluff, MS $55,987 Kosciusko, MS $55,972 Lake, MS $56,285 Lena, MS $56,507 Lexington, MS $55,874 Lorman, MS $56,013 Louise, MS $56,579

Ludlow, MS $56,631 Mc Adams, MS $55,922 Mc Cool, MS $55,859 Madden, MS $56,140 Madison, MS $57,146 Magee, MS $56,542 Mayersville, MS $56,323 Mendenhall, MS $56,742

Midnight, MS $56,580 Mize, MS $56,312 Morton, MS $56,762 Mount Olive, MS $56,315 Natchez, MS $56,158 Newhebron, MS $56,473 Pattison, MS $56,281 Pelahatchie, MS $56,943

Pickens, MS $56,323 Piney Woods, MS $57,036 Pinola, MS $56,708 Port Gibson, MS $56,272 Puckett, MS $56,817 Pulaski, MS $56,492 Raleigh, MS $56,340 Raymond, MS $57,124

Redwood, MS $56,353 Ridgeland, MS $57,292 Rolling Fork, MS $56,363 Sallis, MS $56,018 Sandhill, MS $57,074 Satartia, MS $56,640 Sharon, MS $56,700 Sibley, MS $56,294

Silver City, MS $56,265 Star, MS $57,115 Taylorsville, MS $56,169 Tchula, MS $55,921 Terry, MS $57,142 Thomastown, MS $56,145 Tinsley, MS $56,591 Tougaloo, MS $57,333

Utica, MS $56,809 Vaiden, MS $55,761 Valley Park, MS $56,094 Vaughan, MS $56,436 Vicksburg, MS $56,546 Walnut Grove, MS $56,247 Washington, MS $56,134 Wesson, MS $56,518

West, MS $55,754 Whitfield, MS $57,327 Yazoo City, MS $56,356 Jackson, MS $57,373 Pearl, MS $57,368 Richland, MS $57,373 Flowood, MS $57,357 Byram, MS $57,302

Lula, MS $57,076 Lyon, MS $56,014 Marks, MS $56,393 Michigan City, MS $57,501 Mount Pleasant, MS $58,883 Myrtle, MS $56,461 Nesbit, MS $59,857 New Albany, MS $56,361

Olive Branch, MS $59,769 Oxford, MS $56,555 Pope, MS $56,200 Potts Camp, MS $57,082 Red Banks, MS $58,854 Ripley, MS $56,288 Robinsonville, MS $59,048 Sarah, MS $58,204

Sardis, MS $57,184 Senatobia, MS $58,277 Sherard, MS $55,893 Sledge, MS $56,982 Southaven, MS $60,207 Taylor, MS $56,468 Tiplersville, MS $56,386 Tula, MS $56,152

Tunica, MS $58,358 University, MS $56,954 Victoria, MS $58,781 Walls, MS $60,078 Walnut, MS $56,406 Waterford, MS $57,291 Greenville, MS $57,366 Alligator, MS $55,715

Anguilla, MS $56,769 Arcola, MS $57,366 Avon, MS $57,366 Benoit, MS $56,830 Beulah, MS $56,305 Boyle, MS $56,575 Chatham, MS $57,267 Cleveland, MS $56,370

Doddsville, MS $56,059 Drew, MS $55,759 Parchman, MS $55,819 Dublin, MS $55,616 Duncan, MS $55,685 Glen Allan, MS $57,096 Grace, MS $56,957 Gunnison, MS $55,848

Hollandale, MS $57,366 Holly Ridge, MS $56,868 Indianola, MS $56,905 Inverness, MS $56,794 Isola, MS $56,922 Leland, MS $57,366 Merigold, MS $56,066 Metcalfe, MS $57,366

Moorhead, MS $56,355 Mound Bayou, MS $56,015 Pace, MS $56,345 Panther Burn, MS $57,116 Rena Lara, MS $55,698 Rome, MS $55,709 Rosedale, MS $56,212 Ruleville, MS $56,028

Scott, MS $57,025 Shaw, MS $56,747 Shelby, MS $55,881 Stoneville, MS $57,366 Sunflower, MS $56,249 Wayside, MS $57,366 Winstonville, MS $56,169 Winterville, MS $57,366

Tupelo, MS $56,619 Algoma, MS $56,463 Amory, MS $55,663 Baldwyn, MS $56,324 Becker, MS $55,520 Belden, MS $56,521 Belmont, MS $56,103 Blue Springs, MS $56,361

Booneville, MS $56,290 Burnsville, MS $56,246 Corinth, MS $56,459 Dennis, MS $56,039 Derma, MS $56,413 Ecru, MS $56,408 Fulton, MS $56,325 Gattman, MS $55,440

Glen, MS $56,302 Abbeville, MS $56,882 Arkabutla, MS $58,826 Ashland, MS $57,098 Batesville, MS $56,722 Belen, MS $56,220 Blue Mountain, MS $56,418 Byhalia, MS $59,115

Clarksdale, MS $55,852 Coahoma, MS $56,427 Coldwater, MS $58,919 Como, MS $57,508 Courtland, MS $56,427 Crenshaw, MS $57,210 Crowder, MS $56,231 Darling, MS $56,700

Dumas, MS $56,250 Dundee, MS $57,111 Etta, MS $56,401 Falcon, MS $56,836 Falkner, MS $56,669 Farrell, MS $56,016 Friars Point, MS $56,460 Hernando, MS $59,358

Hickory Flat, MS $56,830 Holly Springs, MS $57,748 Horn Lake, MS $60,142 Independence, MS $58,688 Jonestown, MS $56,478 Lake Cormorant, MS $59,825 Lamar, MS $57,779 Stennis Space Center, MS $57,327

Diamondhead, MS $56,844 Biloxi, MS $57,192 Diberville, MS $57,160 Escatawpa, MS $56,882 Gautier, MS $56,871 Hurley, MS $57,033 Kiln, MS $56,902 Lakeshore, MS $57,370

Long Beach, MS $56,774 Mc Henry, MS $56,616 Moss Point, MS $56,928 Ocean Springs, MS $56,956 Vancleave, MS $56,816 Pascagoula, MS $56,927 Pass Christian, MS $56,776 Pearlington, MS $58,113

Perkinston, MS $56,605 Saucier, MS $56,785 Waveland, MS $56,933 Wiggins, MS $56,412 Brookhaven, MS $56,508 Bogue Chitto, MS $56,220 Bude, MS $56,227 Centreville, MS $57,881

Chatawa, MS $56,735 Crosby, MS $56,558 Fernwood, MS $56,469 Gloster, MS $56,944 Jayess, MS $56,033 Kokomo, MS $56,059 Liberty, MS $57,100 Mc Call Creek, MS $56,174

Mccomb, MS $56,241 Magnolia, MS $56,534 Meadville, MS $56,007 Monticello, MS $56,367 Oak Vale, MS $56,083 Osyka, MS $56,926 Roxie, MS $55,974 Ruth, MS $56,119

Silver Creek, MS $56,317 Smithdale, MS $56,138 Sontag, MS $56,387 Summit, MS $56,116 Tylertown, MS $56,105 Union Church, MS $56,229 Woodville, MS $57,160 Columbus, MS $55,021

Aberdeen, MS $55,392 Ackerman, MS $55,884 Artesia, MS $55,102 Bellefontaine, MS $55,969 Brooksville, MS $55,313 Caledonia, MS $55,265 Cedarbluff, MS $55,399 Crawford, MS $55,184

Eupora, MS $55,954 French Camp, MS $55,869 Hamilton, MS $55,160 Kilmichael, MS $55,841 Maben, MS $55,734 Mantee, MS $55,808 Mathiston, MS $55,834 Mayhew, MS $55,025

Montpelier, MS $55,597 Pheba, MS $55,543 Prairie, MS $55,386 Starkville, MS $55,328 Mississippi State, MS $55,283 Steens, MS $55,052 Stewart, MS $55,849 Sturgis, MS $55,703

Walthall, MS $56,062 Weir, MS $55,938 West Point, MS $55,130 Woodland, MS $55,840 Thaxton, MS $56,259 Tishomingo, MS $55,995 Toccopola, MS $56,264 Trebloc, MS $55,656

Tremont, MS $56,197 Van Vleet, MS $56,088 Vardaman, MS $56,155 Verona, MS $56,607 Wheeler, MS $56,296 Grenada, MS $55,868 Banner, MS $56,110 Big Creek, MS $55,962

Bruce, MS $56,145 Calhoun City, MS $56,077 Carrollton, MS $55,605 Cascilla, MS $55,674 Charleston, MS $55,750 Coffeeville, MS $55,902 Coila, MS $55,610 Cruger, MS $55,738

Duck Hill, MS $55,823 Elliott, MS $55,885 Enid, MS $55,910 Glendora, MS $55,583 Gore Springs, MS $55,925 Greenwood, MS $55,589 Holcomb, MS $55,602 Itta Bena, MS $55,999

Mc Carley, MS $55,677 Minter City, MS $55,471 Money, MS $55,545 Morgan City, MS $56,098 North Carrollton, MS $55,905 Oakland, MS $55,847 Paris, MS $56,111 Philipp, MS $55,428

Pittsboro, MS $56,159 Schlater, MS $55,581 Scobey, MS $55,757 Sidon, MS $55,721 Slate Spring, MS $56,041 Sumner, MS $55,748 Swan Lake, MS $55,603 Swiftown, MS $56,245

Tie Plant, MS $55,870 Tillatoba, MS $55,784 Tippo, MS $55,514 Tutwiler, MS $55,719 Vance, MS $55,630 Water Valley, MS $56,053 Webb, MS $55,672 Winona, MS $55,823

Belzoni, MS $56,511 Benton, MS $56,424 Bentonia, MS $56,827 Bolton, MS $57,062 Brandon, MS $57,065 Braxton, MS $56,970 Camden, MS $56,278 Canton, MS $56,862

Carthage, MS $56,170 Cary, MS $56,421 Clinton, MS $57,242 Conehatta, MS $56,170 Crystal Springs, MS $56,946 Delta City, MS $57,113 D Lo, MS $56,852 Durant, MS $55,929

Edwards, MS $56,913 Ethel, MS $55,854 Fayette, MS $56,037 Flora, MS $57,035 Pocahontas, MS $57,314 Florence, MS $57,181 Meridian, MS $56,059 Bailey, MS $55,984

Buckatunna, MS $56,032 Chunky, MS $55,932 Clara, MS $55,992 Collinsville, MS $56,014 Daleville, MS $55,930 Decatur, MS $56,014 De Kalb, MS $55,942 Enterprise, MS $55,931

Hickory, MS $55,941 Lauderdale, MS $55,998 Lawrence, MS $56,134 Little Rock, MS $55,953 Louin, MS $56,047 Louisville, MS $55,939 Macon, MS $56,081 Marion, MS $56,180

Newton, MS $56,027 Noxapater, MS $55,966 Pachuta, MS $55,899 Paulding, MS $55,887 Philadelphia, MS $56,012 Porterville, MS $55,932 Preston, MS $55,948 Quitman, MS $55,971

Rose Hill, MS $55,856 Scooba, MS $56,061 Sebastopol, MS $56,306 Shubuta, MS $55,923 Shuqualak, MS $56,052 State Line, MS $56,137 Stonewall, MS $55,995 Toomsuba, MS $56,010

Union, MS $55,979 Vossburg, MS $55,910 Waynesboro, MS $55,996 Hattiesburg, MS $56,125 Bassfield, MS $56,083 Bay Springs, MS $56,089 Beaumont, MS $56,062 Brooklyn, MS $56,177

Carriere, MS $57,165 Carson, MS $56,109 Collins, MS $56,160 Columbia, MS $56,077 Eastabuchie, MS $56,019 Ellisville, MS $56,039 Heidelberg, MS $55,950 Laurel, MS $56,213

Leakesville, MS $56,495 Lucedale, MS $56,935 Lumberton, MS $56,329 Mc Lain, MS $56,281 Mc Neill, MS $57,095 Moselle, MS $56,020 Moss, MS $55,987 Neely, MS $56,178

New Augusta, MS $55,948 Nicholson, MS $57,448 Ovett, MS $55,945 Petal, MS $56,106 Picayune, MS $57,395 Poplarville, MS $56,723 Prentiss, MS $56,284 Purvis, MS $56,108

Richton, MS $55,937 Sandersville, MS $56,047 Sandy Hook, MS $56,098 Seminary, MS $56,008 Soso, MS $55,998 Stringer, MS $56,030 Sumrall, MS $56,035 Foxworth, MS $56,059

Gulfport, MS $56,740 Bay Saint Louis, MS $57,263 Plantersville, MS $56,296 Pontotoc, MS $56,449 Randolph, MS $56,240 Rienzi, MS $56,296 Saltillo, MS $56,472 Shannon, MS $56,315

Sherman, MS $56,539 Smithville, MS $56,011 Golden, MS $56,108 Greenwood Springs, MS $55,621 Guntown, MS $56,381 Houlka, MS $56,320 Houston, MS $56,016 Iuka, MS $56,043

Mantachie, MS $56,387 Marietta, MS $56,223 Mooreville, MS $56,493 Nettleton, MS $56,092 New Site, MS $56,101 Okolona, MS $55,965 Lambert, MS $55,785 Forest, MS $56,439

Gallman, MS $56,791 Georgetown, MS $56,826 Goodman, MS $56,220 Harperville, MS $56,394 Harriston, MS $56,062 Harrisville, MS $56,918 Hazlehurst, MS $56,570 Hermanville, MS $56,386

Instructor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Instructor roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 31% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 16% above the average. In contrast, Instructor positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Chemicals typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Instructor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Instructor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$66,754	$32.0	16%
Biotechnology	$64,452	$31.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$64,452	$31.0	12%
Pharmaceuticals	$62,151	$30.0	8%
Construction	$60,424	$29.0	5%

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

Understanding how an Instructor'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

$50,933

Average $57,547/year

$63,916

$4,244

Average $4,796/month

$5,326

$979

Average $1,107/week

$1,229

$24

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,916	$5,326	$1,229	$31
Average	$57,547	$4,796	$1,107	$28
25th Percentile	$50,933	$4,244	$979	$24

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