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Employment Taxes & Mandated Benefits

Tax / Benefit Rate / Basis Administering Agency
Unemployment Insurance Tax rates for employers vary from 0.2% to 5.4%. Taxes are paid on the first 14,000.00 of wages for each employee each year, and are due on or before the last day of the month immediately after the calendar quarter. In addition to state unemployment taxes, certain federal taxes are generally due. Information on the federal unemployment taxes may be secured from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This info only applies to State of Mississippi unemployment taxes. Mississippi Dept of Employment Security
Family Leave Employers of 50 or more employees required to provide up to 12 weeks job-protected, unpaid leave to employees who have worked for at least 12 months and for 1,250 hours when seriously ill; or to care for a new child, or a seriously ill child, spouse or parent. (2006) National Center for Children in Poverty

 

Source: Mississippi Dept. of Employment Security,2014; National Center for Children in Poverty 2006 Data (updated 2018)

Wages by Selected Occupations

Management, Business & Financial SOC Code Starting Wage Experienced Wage
Sales Manager 11-2022 30.39 76.37
Computer & Info Systems Manager 11-3021 41.49 73.69
Industrial Productions Manager 11-3051 41.54 68.68
Buyers and Purchasing Agent 13-1021 21.12 42.56
Human Resources Specialist 13-1071 19.94 37.95
Accountant & Auditor 13-2011 22.59 44.26
Office Administration & Support SOC Code Starting Wage Experienced Wage
Supervisor of Officer Workers 43-1011 18.93 35.31
Bookkeeping, Accounting Clerk 43-3031 14.43 24.97
Payroll & Timekeeping Clerk 43-3051 16.18 26.34
Customer Service Rep 43-4051 13.76 20.99
Info & Records Clerk 43-4199 18.27 26.76
Shipping, Receiving, Traffic Clerk 43-5071 14.55 21.92
Executive Secretary & Administrative Assistant 43-6011 19.68 34.86
Secretary (ex legal, medical) 43-6014 12.61 21.12
Data Entry Keyer 43-9021 12.13 23.56
Computer & Mathematical Occupations SOC Code Starting Wage Experienced Wage
Computer Programmer 15-1131 26.22 40.79
Network & Computer Systems Administrator 15-1142 24.32 44.9
Architecture & Engineering SOC Code Starting Wage Experienced Wage
Civil Engineer 17-2051 33.38 61.15
Electronics Engineer (ex computer) 17-2072 33.94 64.57
Mechanical Engineer 17-2141 30.57 55.91
Architectural & Civil Drafter 17-3011 18.17 31.29
Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technician 17-3023 31.09 44.17
Construction & Extraction Occupation SOC Code Starting Wage Experienced Wage
First Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 47-1011 21.95 39.72
Carpenters 47-2031 16.43 26.39
Construction Laborer 47-2061 14.53 21.4
Equipment Operator 47-2073 17.27 26.13
Electrician 47-2111 17.37 28.27
Painters, Construction, & Maintenance 47-2141 16.37 22.47
Industrial Equipment Electronic Repair 49-2094 21.25 32.88
Aircraft Mechanic & Service Technician 49-3011 24.08 39.59
Industrial Machinery Mechanic 49-9041 21.43 37.17
Maintenance Workers for Machinery 49-9043 21.02 30.63
Millwright 49-9044 17.4 28.53
Production & Transportation SOC Code Starting Wage Experienced Wage
First Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 19.73 42.58
Misc. Assemblers and Fabricators 51-2090 15.71 27.34
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 51-9161 17.33 26.65
Machinists 51-4041 18.2 31.04
Tool and Die Makers 51-4111 20.22 33.43
Welders, Cutters, Solderers,  and Brazers 51-4121 17.82 28.93
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061 13.24 25.02
Heavy and Tractor Trailer Truck Drivers 53-3032 19.12 35.46
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033 13.47 26.57
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 53-7011 11 18.64
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051 16.93 23.39
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical SOC Code Starting Wage Experienced Wage
Registered Nurses 29-1141 29.37 46.21
Physical Therapists 29-1123 35.75 52.75
Clinical Laboratory Technnologists & Technicians 29-2010 17.68 32.93
Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061 20.01 27.15
Medical Records Specialists 29-2072 14.77 23.28
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-2021 20.98 34.14
Sales, Marketing, Design & Related SOC Code Starting Wage Experienced Wage
Graphic Designers 27-1024 16.33 35.22
Retail Salespersons 41-2031 10.39 17.45
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 41-4011 20.53 57.41
Sales Representatives (All Other) 41-4012 13.3 20.47

Source: State of Mississippi Department of Employment Security 2018 Data; Employment Wage Estimates SouthCentral Mississippi Works (Updated 2026); (1) https://mdes.ms.gov/information-center/labor-market-information/occupational-employment-and-wages/