How much do teachers get paid in Mississippi?
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Teachers made between $48,900 and $51,000 per year in 2025, depending on the role. These figures represent the annual median wage for Mississippi pre-K–12 teachers. Kindergarten teachers tend to be at the lower end of the range, while high school teachers tend to be at the higher end, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates. The median wage is the midpoint — half of teachers in each role earn more, and half earn less.
For comparison, in Mississippi, the median wage across all occupations was $40,100 in 2025 — about 18% lower than the median Kindergarten teacher wage.
$50.8K
median annual wage for preschool teachers in Mississippi (2025)
$50.8K
median annual wage for middle school teachers in Mississippi (2025)
Among teachers working in elementary, middle, and high schools, annual pay varied by the grade level taught. In Mississippi in 2025, kindergarten teachers earned the least, earning around $48,910 annually. High school teachers made the most at around $50,980 per year. In other words, high school teachers earned about 4% more than kindergarten teachers.
High school teachers earn $51,000 annually, more than any other MS teachers
Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers, excluding teachers of students with disabilities and technical teachers (MS, 2025)
Do Mississippi teachers make more or less than the US average?
Teacher salaries vary nationwide. In 2025, Mississippi teachers earned less than the national median for every grade level reported. The largest percentage difference was among high school teachers, who earned 30% less than the national median. Kindergarten teachers — typically the lowest-paid group — earned about 22% less than their counterparts nationwide.
Mississippi teachers earn less than the national average at every level.
Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers, excluding teachers of students with disabilities and technical teachers (MS, 2025)
How much do special education teachers make in Mississippi? What about technical education teachers?
Pay also varies by specialization. Teachers of students with disabilities (collected in the data as “special education”), earn about the same as general education teachers at all levels except preschool in Mississippi. In 2025, the median wages for teachers of students with disabilities ranged from 0% to 3% higher than those of other teachers at the same grade level.
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The largest difference for teachers of students with disabilities was at the kindergarten level, where they earned $50,400 per year compared to $48,900 for other kindergarten teachers, a 3% difference.
Some schools, primarily middle and high schools, also employ technical teachers. These teachers provide vocational and technical training in fields such as automotive repair, culinary arts, cosmetology, and information technology, to help students develop career skills. In Mississippi, their median wages were $55,200 at the middle school level and $57,900 at the high school level in 2025, 9% higher and 14% higher, respectively, than those of general education teachers at the same levels.
In Mississippi, teachers of students with disabilities out-earned other teachers only at the Kindergarten level.
Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers (MS, 2025)
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