Firefighters Salary in Jackson, MS
Median annual salary
$34,970
-41% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$43,014
cost index 81.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Jackson, MS
| 10th percentile | $26,410 |
| 25th percentile | $29,460 |
| Median (50th) | $34,970 |
| 75th percentile | $38,280 |
| 90th percentile | $45,770 |
| Mean | $35,350 |
| Employed in metro | 530 |
A Firefighters in Jackson, MS earns a median of $34,970 per year. That is 41% below the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Jackson, MS has a cost index of 81.3 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $43,014 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $61,644, median gross rent $1,072/mo, and the median home value $200,500. See the full Jackson, MS cost-of-living profile.