Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Jackson, MS
Median annual salary
$21,440
-39% vs US median ($35,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$26,371
cost index 81.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Jackson, MS
| 10th percentile | $15,430 |
| 25th percentile | $16,110 |
| Median (50th) | $21,440 |
| 75th percentile | $30,540 |
| 90th percentile | $44,380 |
| Mean | $25,460 |
| Employed in metro | 2,750 |
A Waiters and Waitresses in Jackson, MS earns a median of $21,440 per year. That is 39% below the national median of $35,230 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 $26,371 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.