Senior High School Teacher salary in Jackson, MS

Based on 44 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III 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$55,187
Middle 50%$53.3k–$56.2k
vs. all levels here−0%comparison median $55,300
Filings44FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $52,229 and $57,390.
PercentileSalary
10th$52,500
25th$53,332
50th (median)$55,187
75th$56,187
90th$57,018

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $50k $60k FY2023: median $52,372 (24 filings) FY2024: median $52,907 (24 filings) FY2025: median $54,386 (22 filings) FY2026: median $55,383 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3 filings FY20 FY2021: 1 filings FY21 FY2022: 3 filings FY22 FY2023: 24 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 22 filings FY25 FY2026: 22 filings FY26 24
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–––3
FY2021–––1
FY2022–––3
FY2023$52,372$50,414$53,64324
FY2024$52,907$50,042$53,64024
FY2025$54,386$52,900$55,50822
FY2026$55,383$53,851$56,63222

Cost of living

Jackson's median senior High School Teacher salary of $55,187 is worth about $62,000 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 $55,187, 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.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Jackson Public School District$55,18742
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.