County Engineer Salary in Jackson, Mississippi

How much does a County Engineer make in Jackson, MS?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a County Engineer in Jackson, MS is $74,028. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $59,389 to a high of $90,114, with most professionals earning between $66,365 and $82,448.

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What does a County Engineer do?

Common responsibilities of a County Engineer

Performs difficult design work, inspection work, and special studies.

January 11, 2023

Assist in inspections to assure compliance with contract plans, specifications, and special provisions on all phases of structural construction such as bridges, foundations, walls, falsework, shoring, and drainage structures.

January 22, 2023

Monitors and inspects work sites for conformance to instructions, procedures, and contracts.

January 26, 2023

Prepares and presents special reports and conducts special studies and surveys on matters relating to storm water runoff.

February 28, 2023

Reviews standards, specifications, ordinance requirements and regulations applied by the City or County and researches latest developments to determine changes to be made and probable impact.

March 20, 2023

Provides input into preparation of annual budgets forLocal Road and Street, Motor Vehicle Highway, Cumulative Bridge, Major Bridge,Inspection, and Highway LIT funds, includinganalyzing and projecting costs, and discussing with County Council asrequested.

March 20, 2023

Participate in the consultation to prospective users and/or product capability assessment and validation as it applies to the technical sales process.

April 05, 2023

Attends and participates in Board of CountyCommissioners meetings, preparing/making recommendations on a variety ofissues, such as new road standards and specifications, new ordinances involvingCounty highway system, legal agreements and contract awards, litigationsettlements, and new traffic controls.

April 25, 2023

Supervises and directs Highway Department engineeringpersonnel, if applicable, including interviewing applicants, hiring, planning/delegating work assignments, providing training and corrective instruction,evaluating performance, maintaining discipline, and administering personnelpolicies.

May 13, 2023

Management experience, preferably a minimum of two (2) to three (3) years in a responsible position is preferred.

May 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for County Engineer in Jackson, MS

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

66365

82448

74028

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

67860

86828

76348

What is the average salary for County Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of County Engineer in Jackson, MS. The base salary for County Engineer ranges from $66,365 to $82,448 with the average base salary of $74,028. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $67,860 to $86,828 with the average total cash compensation of $76,348.

View Average Salary for County Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$74,028	$66,365 - $82,448
Bonus	$2,320	$1,494 - $4,380
Total Pay	$76,348	$67,860 - $86,828

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

County Engineer Salary Near Jackson, MS

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Jackson, MS
CITY, STATE Greenville, MS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $66,358 - $82,439	COMPARE TO Jackson, MS
CITY, STATE Hattiesburg, MS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $65,223 - $81,029	COMPARE TO Jackson, MS
CITY, STATE Meridian, MS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $65,694 - $81,613	COMPARE TO Jackson, MS
CITY, STATE Monroe, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $66,425 - $82,522	COMPARE TO Jackson, MS
CITY, STATE Baton Rouge, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $70,896 - $88,077	COMPARE TO Jackson, MS
CITY, STATE Columbus, MS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $63,641 - $79,063	COMPARE TO Jackson, MS

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About Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson is located primarily in northeastern Hinds County, with small portions in Madison and Rankin counties. The Pearl River forms most of the eastern border of the city. A small portion of the city containing Tougaloo College lies in Madison County, bounded on the west by Interstate 220 and on the east by U.S. Route 51 and Interstate 55. An unconnected section of the city surrounds Jackson–Evers International Airport in Rankin County. In the 2010 census, only 622 of the city's residents lived in Madison County, and only 1 lived within the city limits in Rankin County. The city is bordered t...

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