Mississippi State University salaries in Starkville, MS

Based on 100 certified H-1B filings by Mississippi State University in the Starkville, MS metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$77,500

Middle 50%$63k–$95.2k

vs. all employers here−3%comparison median $79,714

Filings100FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $44,500 and $153,533.

Median salary

Filings per year

Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.

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Fiscal year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$74,500	$60,000	$80,000	48
FY2021	$73,195	$62,244	$86,000	49
FY2022	$70,000	$60,500	$85,936	53
FY2023	$75,000	$60,500	$87,000	45
FY2024	$78,000	$60,552	$91,000	57
FY2025	$78,598	$64,854	$100,000	62
FY2026	$73,734	$62,125	$91,666	38

Job	Median here	Filings
Engineering Professor	$100,000	11
Architecture Teacher	too few	8
Medical School Professor	too few	5
Biochemist	too few	4
Computer Science Professor	too few	4
Agricultural Sciences Teacher	too few	4
Animal Scientist	too few	3
Soil and Plant Scientist	too few	3
Molecular and Cellular Biologist	too few	3
Business Professor	too few	3
Chemistry Teacher	too few	3
Economics Professor	too few	3
Communications Teacher	too few	3
Coach	too few	3
Web Developer	too few	2

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Job	Median here	Filings
Data Scientist	too few	2
Mechanical Engineer	too few	2
Atmospheric and Space Scientist	too few	2
Materials Scientist	too few	2
Economist	too few	2
Psychology Teacher	too few	2
Veterinary Technologist	too few	2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Starkville, MS.

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.