Medical School Professor salary in Jackson, MS

Based on 86 certified H-1B filings in the Jackson, MS metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Pearl.

Also listed as: Health Sciences Professor, Assistant Professor

Median salary$287,458
Middle 50%$250k–$361.3k
vs. national median+105%comparison median $140,000
Filings86FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $98,830 and $622,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$135,000
25th$250,020
50th (median)$287,458
75th$361,251
90th$410,728

Salary by year

Median salary

$200k $255k $310k FY2020: median $230,000 (57 filings) FY2021: median $240,000 (41 filings) FY2022: median $242,500 (44 filings) FY2023: median $240,000 (44 filings) FY2024: median $251,117 (25 filings) FY2025: median $258,127 (48 filings) FY2026: median $293,633 (38 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 57 filings FY20 FY2021: 41 filings FY21 FY2022: 44 filings FY22 FY2023: 44 filings FY23 FY2024: 25 filings FY24 FY2025: 48 filings FY25 FY2026: 38 filings FY26 57
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$230,000$199,368$280,00057
FY2021$240,000$215,000$309,92041
FY2022$242,500$224,025$390,62544
FY2023$240,000$216,970$300,00044
FY2024$251,117$234,852$293,29025
FY2025$258,127$230,225$335,47248
FY2026$293,633$268,035$387,00038

Cost of living

Jackson's median Medical School Professor salary of $287,458 is worth about $322,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in the Jackson, MS area earned a median of $175,090 in May 2025 (1,330 employed). The H-1B median here is $287,458, 64% 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
University of Mississippi Medical Center$289,46085

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 9
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III $289,460 69
Expert · Level IV too few 5

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Senior · Level III$183,940$289,46069

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.