High School Teacher salary in Jackson, MS

Based on 90 certified H-1B filings in the Jackson, MS metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Piney Woods, Leixington, Lexington, Crystal Springs, Lexington,.

Also listed as: Secondary School Teacher, Math Teacher

Median salary$55,300
Middle 50%$52.5k–$58.7k
vs. national median−5%comparison median $58,385
Filings90FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $40,693 and $72,566.
PercentileSalary
10th$49,140
25th$52,500
50th (median)$55,300
75th$58,673
90th$63,439

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $50k $60k FY2022: median $51,275 (14 filings) FY2023: median $51,704 (48 filings) FY2024: median $50,558 (52 filings) FY2025: median $55,300 (51 filings) FY2026: median $56,187 (39 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 4 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 48 filings FY23 FY2024: 52 filings FY24 FY2025: 51 filings FY25 FY2026: 39 filings FY26 52
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 yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––6
FY2021–––4
FY2022$51,275$47,424$53,36114
FY2023$51,704$49,227$54,15848
FY2024$50,558$48,972$53,64052
FY2025$55,300$52,450$58,05051
FY2026$56,187$53,342$59,19839

Cost of living

Jackson's median High School Teacher salary of $55,300 is worth about $62,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Jackson = 89.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in the Jackson, MS area earned a median of $50,980 in May 2025 (2,400 employed). The H-1B median here is $55,300, 8% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Jackson Public School District$55,57779
Edu Infotech International Resourcestoo few4
Holmes County Consolidated School Districttoo few3
Copiah County School Districttoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $49,500 14
Senior · Level III $55,187 44
Expert · Level IV $62,567 28

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$46,277$49,50014
Senior · Level III$52,020$55,18744
Expert · Level IV$57,710$62,56728

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.