Applications Engineer, Entry Salary in Mississippi

How much does an Applications Engineer, Entry make in Mississippi?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Applications Engineer, Entry in Mississippi is $72,729 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $89,504
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,109 to $81,510
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $58,171

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Applications Engineer, Entry Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,510	$6,792	$1,567	$39
Average	$72,729	$6,061	$1,399	$35
25th Percentile	$65,109	$5,426	$1,252	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Applications Engineer, Entry Salaries

An Applications Engineer, Entry'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 Applications Engineer, Entry Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Applications Engineer, Entry'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): $66,107
Early Career (1-2 years): $86,330
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $111,089
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $130,191
Expert (over 8 years): $151,305

Levels	Salary
Applicati... Level Applications Engineer, Entry	$66,107
Applicati... Level Applications Engineer, Entry	$86,330
Applicati... Level Applications Engineer, Entry	$111,089
Applicati... Level Applications Engineer, Entry	$130,191
Applicati... Level Applications Engineer, Entry	$151,305

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How Do Applications Engineer, Entry 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 Applications Engineer, Entries. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $90,295.
California: $89,953.
Massachusetts: $88,754.

District of Columbia $90,295 California $89,953 Massachusetts $88,754 Washington $88,428 New Jersey $88,395 Alaska $88,281 Connecticut $87,156 New York $86,699

Hawaii $85,239 Rhode Island $84,554 Maryland $84,089 Minnesota $83,453 Colorado $83,209 Illinois $83,127 Oregon $82,817 Delaware $82,589

New Hampshire $82,445 Virginia $82,124 Pennsylvania $81,186 Nevada $80,713 North Dakota $80,558 Michigan $80,313 Wisconsin $80,224 Vermont $80,044

Texas $79,547 Maine $79,514 Arizona $79,465 Ohio $79,408 Georgia $78,658 Indiana $78,283 Wyoming $78,209 Utah $78,095

Iowa $78,046 Kansas $77,655 Louisiana $77,541 North Carolina $77,500 Missouri $77,484 Florida $77,165 Montana $76,994 Nebraska $76,831

Kentucky $76,741 South Carolina $76,415 Tennessee $76,211 Idaho $76,130 New Mexico $75,534 Oklahoma $75,404 Alabama $74,923 South Dakota $74,115

Arkansas $73,675 West Virginia $73,438 Mississippi $72,729

Top Paying Cities for Applications Engineer, Entries

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: $71,370
Holly Bluff: $70,758
Kosciusko: $70,739

Hillsboro, MS $71,370 Holly Bluff, MS $70,758 Kosciusko, MS $70,739 Lake, MS $71,134 Lena, MS $71,414 Lexington, MS $70,614 Lorman, MS $70,790 Louise, MS $71,506

Ludlow, MS $71,571 Mc Adams, MS $70,675 Mc Cool, MS $70,596 Madden, MS $70,951 Madison, MS $72,222 Magee, MS $71,458 Mayersville, MS $71,182 Mendenhall, MS $71,712

Midnight, MS $71,507 Mize, MS $71,168 Morton, MS $71,737 Mount Olive, MS $71,172 Natchez, MS $70,973 Newhebron, MS $71,372 Pattison, MS $71,130 Pelahatchie, MS $71,966

Pickens, MS $71,182 Piney Woods, MS $72,084 Pinola, MS $71,669 Port Gibson, MS $71,117 Puckett, MS $71,807 Pulaski, MS $71,396 Raleigh, MS $71,204 Raymond, MS $72,195

Redwood, MS $71,220 Ridgeland, MS $72,407 Rolling Fork, MS $71,232 Sallis, MS $70,797 Sandhill, MS $72,131 Satartia, MS $71,583 Sharon, MS $71,658 Sibley, MS $71,145

Silver City, MS $71,109 Star, MS $72,183 Taylorsville, MS $70,988 Tchula, MS $70,674 Terry, MS $72,218 Thomastown, MS $70,957 Tinsley, MS $71,520 Tougaloo, MS $72,458

Utica, MS $71,796 Vaiden, MS $70,472 Valley Park, MS $70,892 Vaughan, MS $71,325 Vicksburg, MS $71,464 Walnut Grove, MS $71,086 Washington, MS $70,943 Wesson, MS $71,428

West, MS $70,463 Whitfield, MS $72,452 Yazoo City, MS $71,223 Jackson, MS $72,509 Pearl, MS $72,503 Richland, MS $72,509 Flowood, MS $72,488 Byram, MS $72,420

Lula, MS $72,134 Lyon, MS $70,792 Marks, MS $71,271 Michigan City, MS $72,671 Mount Pleasant, MS $74,418 Myrtle, MS $71,357 Nesbit, MS $75,649 New Albany, MS $71,230

Olive Branch, MS $75,538 Oxford, MS $71,475 Pope, MS $71,027 Potts Camp, MS $72,142 Red Banks, MS $74,381 Ripley, MS $71,138 Robinsonville, MS $74,627 Sarah, MS $73,559

Sardis, MS $72,271 Senatobia, MS $73,652 Sherard, MS $70,639 Sledge, MS $72,015 Southaven, MS $76,091 Taylor, MS $71,365 Tiplersville, MS $71,262 Tula, MS $70,967

Tunica, MS $73,754 University, MS $71,980 Victoria, MS $74,289 Walls, MS $75,927 Walnut, MS $71,287 Waterford, MS $72,405 Greenville, MS $72,501 Alligator, MS $70,414

Anguilla, MS $71,745 Arcola, MS $72,501 Avon, MS $72,501 Benoit, MS $71,823 Beulah, MS $71,160 Boyle, MS $71,501 Chatham, MS $72,376 Cleveland, MS $71,241

Doddsville, MS $70,848 Drew, MS $70,470 Parchman, MS $70,546 Dublin, MS $70,288 Duncan, MS $70,375 Glen Allan, MS $72,160 Grace, MS $71,984 Gunnison, MS $70,582

Hollandale, MS $72,501 Holly Ridge, MS $71,871 Indianola, MS $71,918 Inverness, MS $71,778 Isola, MS $71,940 Leland, MS $72,501 Merigold, MS $70,857 Metcalfe, MS $72,501

Moorhead, MS $71,223 Mound Bayou, MS $70,793 Pace, MS $71,210 Panther Burn, MS $72,185 Rena Lara, MS $70,392 Rome, MS $70,406 Rosedale, MS $71,042 Ruleville, MS $70,809

Scott, MS $72,070 Shaw, MS $71,718 Shelby, MS $70,624 Stoneville, MS $72,501 Sunflower, MS $71,089 Wayside, MS $72,501 Winstonville, MS $70,988 Winterville, MS $72,501

Tupelo, MS $71,556 Algoma, MS $71,359 Amory, MS $70,348 Baldwyn, MS $71,184 Becker, MS $70,167 Belden, MS $71,432 Belmont, MS $70,904 Blue Springs, MS $71,231

Booneville, MS $71,141 Burnsville, MS $71,085 Corinth, MS $71,354 Dennis, MS $70,823 Derma, MS $71,296 Ecru, MS $71,290 Fulton, MS $71,185 Gattman, MS $70,066

Glen, MS $71,156 Abbeville, MS $71,889 Arkabutla, MS $74,346 Ashland, MS $72,161 Batesville, MS $71,686 Belen, MS $71,052 Blue Mountain, MS $71,302 Byhalia, MS $74,711

Clarksdale, MS $70,587 Coahoma, MS $71,314 Coldwater, MS $74,463 Como, MS $72,680 Courtland, MS $71,313 Crenshaw, MS $72,303 Crowder, MS $71,066 Darling, MS $71,658

Dumas, MS $71,091 Dundee, MS $72,178 Etta, MS $71,281 Falcon, MS $71,830 Falkner, MS $71,620 Farrell, MS $70,794 Friars Point, MS $71,355 Hernando, MS $75,017

Hickory Flat, MS $71,823 Holly Springs, MS $72,983 Horn Lake, MS $76,009 Independence, MS $74,172 Jonestown, MS $71,378 Lake Cormorant, MS $75,609 Lamar, MS $73,022 Stennis Space Center, MS $72,451

Diamondhead, MS $71,841 Biloxi, MS $72,280 Diberville, MS $72,240 Escatawpa, MS $71,888 Gautier, MS $71,875 Hurley, MS $72,080 Kiln, MS $71,913 Lakeshore, MS $72,506

Long Beach, MS $71,752 Mc Henry, MS $71,552 Moss Point, MS $71,947 Ocean Springs, MS $71,983 Vancleave, MS $71,805 Pascagoula, MS $71,946 Pass Christian, MS $71,754 Pearlington, MS $73,444

Perkinston, MS $71,538 Saucier, MS $71,767 Waveland, MS $71,953 Wiggins, MS $71,294 Brookhaven, MS $71,416 Bogue Chitto, MS $71,052 Bude, MS $71,060 Centreville, MS $73,151

Chatawa, MS $71,703 Crosby, MS $71,480 Fernwood, MS $71,366 Gloster, MS $71,966 Jayess, MS $70,816 Kokomo, MS $70,849 Liberty, MS $72,165 Mc Call Creek, MS $70,994

Mccomb, MS $71,079 Magnolia, MS $71,449 Meadville, MS $70,782 Monticello, MS $71,238 Oak Vale, MS $70,879 Osyka, MS $71,944 Roxie, MS $70,742 Ruth, MS $70,924

Silver Creek, MS $71,175 Smithdale, MS $70,949 Sontag, MS $71,263 Summit, MS $70,921 Tylertown, MS $70,906 Union Church, MS $71,063 Woodville, MS $72,240 Columbus, MS $69,537

Aberdeen, MS $70,006 Ackerman, MS $70,627 Artesia, MS $69,639 Bellefontaine, MS $70,735 Brooksville, MS $69,906 Caledonia, MS $69,845 Cedarbluff, MS $70,015 Crawford, MS $69,743

Eupora, MS $70,715 French Camp, MS $70,609 Hamilton, MS $69,712 Kilmichael, MS $70,574 Maben, MS $70,437 Mantee, MS $70,531 Mathiston, MS $70,564 Mayhew, MS $69,542

Montpelier, MS $70,264 Pheba, MS $70,197 Prairie, MS $69,998 Starkville, MS $69,925 Mississippi State, MS $69,868 Steens, MS $69,575 Stewart, MS $70,583 Sturgis, MS $70,398

Walthall, MS $70,852 Weir, MS $70,696 West Point, MS $69,675 Woodland, MS $70,572 Thaxton, MS $71,101 Tishomingo, MS $70,768 Toccopola, MS $71,108 Trebloc, MS $70,339

Tremont, MS $71,023 Van Vleet, MS $70,885 Vardaman, MS $70,970 Verona, MS $71,541 Wheeler, MS $71,148 Grenada, MS $70,608 Banner, MS $70,913 Big Creek, MS $70,726

Bruce, MS $70,958 Calhoun City, MS $70,871 Carrollton, MS $70,274 Cascilla, MS $70,361 Charleston, MS $70,459 Coffeeville, MS $70,650 Coila, MS $70,282 Cruger, MS $70,443

Duck Hill, MS $70,551 Elliott, MS $70,629 Enid, MS $70,661 Glendora, MS $70,247 Gore Springs, MS $70,679 Greenwood, MS $70,255 Holcomb, MS $70,271 Itta Bena, MS $70,773

Mc Carley, MS $70,366 Minter City, MS $70,105 Money, MS $70,199 Morgan City, MS $70,897 North Carrollton, MS $70,654 Oakland, MS $70,580 Paris, MS $70,914 Philipp, MS $70,051

Pittsboro, MS $70,975 Schlater, MS $70,244 Scobey, MS $70,467 Sidon, MS $70,422 Slate Spring, MS $70,826 Sumner, MS $70,456 Swan Lake, MS $70,272 Swiftown, MS $71,084

Tie Plant, MS $70,610 Tillatoba, MS $70,501 Tippo, MS $70,160 Tutwiler, MS $70,419 Vance, MS $70,307 Water Valley, MS $70,841 Webb, MS $70,359 Winona, MS $70,550

Belzoni, MS $71,420 Benton, MS $71,310 Bentonia, MS $71,820 Bolton, MS $72,116 Brandon, MS $72,121 Braxton, MS $72,000 Camden, MS $71,126 Canton, MS $71,863

Carthage, MS $70,989 Cary, MS $71,307 Clinton, MS $72,343 Conehatta, MS $70,989 Crystal Springs, MS $71,970 Delta City, MS $72,180 D Lo, MS $71,851 Durant, MS $70,684

Edwards, MS $71,928 Ethel, MS $70,590 Fayette, MS $70,821 Flora, MS $72,082 Pocahontas, MS $72,435 Florence, MS $72,267 Meridian, MS $70,849 Bailey, MS $70,754

Buckatunna, MS $70,815 Chunky, MS $70,688 Clara, MS $70,764 Collinsville, MS $70,791 Daleville, MS $70,685 Decatur, MS $70,792 De Kalb, MS $70,701 Enterprise, MS $70,687

Hickory, MS $70,700 Lauderdale, MS $70,772 Lawrence, MS $70,943 Little Rock, MS $70,715 Louin, MS $70,834 Louisville, MS $70,697 Macon, MS $70,876 Marion, MS $71,002

Newton, MS $70,808 Noxapater, MS $70,731 Pachuta, MS $70,646 Paulding, MS $70,631 Philadelphia, MS $70,790 Porterville, MS $70,688 Preston, MS $70,709 Quitman, MS $70,737

Rose Hill, MS $70,591 Scooba, MS $70,852 Sebastopol, MS $71,161 Shubuta, MS $70,677 Shuqualak, MS $70,840 State Line, MS $70,947 Stonewall, MS $70,768 Toomsuba, MS $70,787

Union, MS $70,747 Vossburg, MS $70,661 Waynesboro, MS $70,769 Hattiesburg, MS $70,932 Bassfield, MS $70,879 Bay Springs, MS $70,887 Beaumont, MS $70,852 Brooklyn, MS $70,998

Carriere, MS $72,246 Carson, MS $70,911 Collins, MS $70,976 Columbia, MS $70,871 Eastabuchie, MS $70,799 Ellisville, MS $70,824 Heidelberg, MS $70,711 Laurel, MS $71,043

Leakesville, MS $71,400 Lucedale, MS $71,956 Lumberton, MS $71,190 Mc Lain, MS $71,129 Mc Neill, MS $72,157 Moselle, MS $70,799 Moss, MS $70,757 Neely, MS $70,999

New Augusta, MS $70,709 Nicholson, MS $72,604 Ovett, MS $70,705 Petal, MS $70,908 Picayune, MS $72,537 Poplarville, MS $71,688 Prentiss, MS $71,133 Purvis, MS $70,910

Richton, MS $70,694 Sandersville, MS $70,833 Sandy Hook, MS $70,898 Seminary, MS $70,784 Soso, MS $70,772 Stringer, MS $70,812 Sumrall, MS $70,818 Foxworth, MS $70,849

Gulfport, MS $71,710 Bay Saint Louis, MS $72,370 Plantersville, MS $71,148 Pontotoc, MS $71,342 Randolph, MS $71,077 Rienzi, MS $71,148 Saltillo, MS $71,371 Shannon, MS $71,172

Sherman, MS $71,455 Smithville, MS $70,788 Golden, MS $70,910 Greenwood Springs, MS $70,295 Guntown, MS $71,255 Houlka, MS $71,178 Houston, MS $70,795 Iuka, MS $70,829

Mantachie, MS $71,263 Marietta, MS $71,055 Mooreville, MS $71,397 Nettleton, MS $70,891 New Site, MS $70,902 Okolona, MS $70,729 Lambert, MS $70,502 Forest, MS $71,329

Gallman, MS $71,774 Georgetown, MS $71,818 Goodman, MS $71,052 Harperville, MS $71,272 Harriston, MS $70,852 Harrisville, MS $71,935 Hazlehurst, MS $71,494 Hermanville, MS $71,262

Applications Engineer, Entry Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Applications Engineer, Entry roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 65% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 35% above the average. In contrast, Applications Engineer, Entry positions in Construction or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Applications Engineer, Entry as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Applications Engineer, Entry

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$98,184	$47.0	35%
Financial Services	$94,548	$45.0	30%
Biotechnology	$90,911	$44.0	25%
Pharmaceuticals	$87,275	$42.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$83,638	$40.0	15%

Applications Engineer, Entry Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Applications Engineer, Entry'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

$65,109

Average $72,729/year

$81,510

$5,426

Average $6,061/month

$6,792

$1,252

Average $1,399/week

$1,567

$31

Average $35/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,510	$6,792	$1,567	$39
Average	$72,729	$6,061	$1,399	$35
25th Percentile	$65,109	$5,426	$1,252	$31

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