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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 $25.91 $63.32
Computer & Info Systems Manager 11-3021 $30.16 $55.79
Industrial Productions Manager 11-3051 $22.97 $53.55
Buyers and Purchasing Agent 13-1021 $13.93 $33.31
Human Resources Specialist 13-1071 $15.12 $30.45
Accountant & Auditor 13-2011 $18.97 $35.35
Office Administration & Support SOC Code Starting Wage Experienced Wage
Supervisor of Officer Workers 43-1011 $14.89 $28.47
Bookkeeping, Accounting Clerk 43-3031 $12.34 $22.11
Payroll & Timekeeping Clerk 43-3051 $13.83 $21.28
Customer Service Rep 43-4051 $9.90 $17.01
Info & Records Clerk 43-4199 $13.81 $22.85
Shipping, Receiving, Traffic Clerk 43-5071 $10.65 $19.17
Executive Secretary & Administrative Assistant 43-6011 $12.58 $22.63
Secretary (ex legal, medical) 43-6014 $12.10 $18.53
Data Entry Keyer 43-9021 $10.71 $16.09
Computer & Mathematical Occupations SOC Code Starting Wage Experienced Wage
Computer Programmer 15-1131 $25.42 $43.63
Network & Computer Systems Administrator 15-1142 $23.63 $41.44
Architecture & Engineering SOC Code Starting Wage Experienced Wage
Civil Engineer 17-2051 $29.49 $52.16
Electronics Engineer (ex computer) 17-2072 $28.48 $49.73
Mechanical Engineer 17-2141 $29.18 $51.03
Architectural & Civil Drafter 17-3011 $14.76 $26.95
Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technician 17-3023 $23.50 $36.41
Construction & Extraction Occupation SOC Code Starting Wage Experienced Wage
Supervisor of Trades Workers 47-1011 $17.50 $30.97
Carpenter 47-2031 $12.14 $18.87
Construction Laborer 47-2061 $10.27 $15.71
Equipment Operator 47-2073 $13.60 $21.96
Electrician 47-2111 $14.60 $24.67
Painter 47-2141 $11.21 $18.45
Industrial Equipment Electronic Repair 49-2094 $18.66 $27.85
Aircraft Mechanic & Service Technician 49-3011 $19.67 $29.34
Industrial Machinery Mechanic 49-9041 $18.66 $27.85
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 49-9043 $14.10 $24.25
Millwright 49-9044 $12.77 $20.25
Production & Transportation SOC Code Starting Wage Experienced Wage
Production Supervisor 51-1011 $15.68 $33.06
Assembler & Fabricator, All Other, Including Team Assembler 51-2098 $10.65 $18.04
Computer Controlled Machine Tool Operator 51-4011 $14.83 $23.66
Machinist 51-4041 $14.03 $23.65
Tool & Die Maker 51-4111 $17.36 $29.37
Welder, Cutter, Solderer, Brazer 51-4121 $13.88 $23.13
Quality Inspector, Tester, Sorter, Sampler, Weighter 51-9061 $10.52 $21.28
Truck Driver, Heavy 53-3032 $13.38 $25.27
Truck Driver, Light 53-3033 $9.79 $19.89
Conveyor Operator 53-7011 $8.39 $12.46
Industrial Truck & Tractor Operator 53-7051 $12.03 $16.83
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical SOC Code Starting Wage Experienced Wage
Registered Nurse 29-1141 $21.33 $34.10
Physical Therapist 29-1123 $33.45 $44.60
Clinical Lab Technologists and Technician 29-2010 $15.78 $29.14
LPN and LVN 29-2061 $15.00 $19.66
Medical Records Technician 29-2071 $11.49 $21.09
Physical Therapist Assistant 31-2021 $14.50 $26.97
Sales, Marketing, Design & Related SOC Code Starting Wage Experienced Wage
Graphic Designer 27-1024 $12.91 $24.35
Retail Sales Person 41-2031 $8.40 $14.81
Sales Rep (mfg. technical, scientific) 41-4011 $10.64 $43.24
Sales Rep (services, all other) 41-3099 $13.24 $31.76

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