Senior Medical School Professor salary in Jackson, MS

Based on 69 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Jackson, MS metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Pearl.

Also listed as: Health Sciences Professor, Assistant Professor

Median salary$289,460
Middle 50%$252.7k–$387k
vs. all levels here+1%comparison median $287,458
Filings69FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $195,200 and $648,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$233,000
25th$252,672
50th (median)$289,460
75th$387,000
90th$423,023

Salary by year

Median salary

$200k $260k $320k FY2020: median $231,500 (50 filings) FY2021: median $240,000 (35 filings) FY2022: median $280,000 (40 filings) FY2023: median $240,000 (41 filings) FY2024: median $251,117 (19 filings) FY2025: median $282,577 (38 filings) FY2026: median $299,425 (31 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 50 filings FY20 FY2021: 35 filings FY21 FY2022: 40 filings FY22 FY2023: 41 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 38 filings FY25 FY2026: 31 filings FY26 50
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$231,500$200,000$280,00050
FY2021$240,000$216,000$360,00035
FY2022$280,000$224,025$392,50040
FY2023$240,000$216,970$300,00041
FY2024$251,117$248,828$296,64519
FY2025$282,577$251,117$367,13538
FY2026$299,425$275,059$387,00031

Cost of living

Jackson's median senior Medical School Professor salary of $289,460 is worth about $325,100 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 $289,460, 65% 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
University of Mississippi Medical Center$289,46069

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.