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Emergency Medicine P

Top Job

$141,862

Avg Salary

56,560

Total Jobs

Occupations

Top Paying Occupations in Mississippi

Real Wages (Purchasing Power)

Raw salary data without cost-of-living adjustments


Emergency Medicine Physicians SOC: 29-1214	$300,550	$300,550	$145	450
General Internal Medicine Physicians SOC: 29-1216	$275,760	$275,760	$133	390
Physicians, Pathologists SOC: 29-1222	$273,380	$273,380	$131	50
Family Medicine Physicians SOC: 29-1215	$265,510	$265,510	$128	570
Psychiatrists SOC: 29-1223	$218,620	$218,620	$105	110
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Nurse Anesthetists SOC: 29-1151	$217,470	$217,470	$105	480
Pediatricians, General SOC: 29-1221	$214,380	$214,380	$103	40
Chief Executives SOC: 11-1011	$173,720	$173,720	$84	310
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary SOC: 25-1071	$166,400	$166,400	$80	1,890
Podiatrists SOC: 29-1081	$158,190	$158,190	$76	30
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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers SOC: 53-2011	$151,890	$151,890	$73	360
Dentists, General SOC: 29-1021	$149,300	$149,300	$72	740
Architectural and Engineering Managers SOC: 11-9041	$147,070	$147,070	$71	860
Physicists SOC: 19-2012	$137,740	$137,740	$66	80
Computer and Information Systems Managers SOC: 11-3021	$131,880	$131,880	$63	1,710
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Actuaries SOC: 15-2011	$130,950	$130,950	$63	40
Pharmacists SOC: 29-1051	$130,320	$130,320	$63	3,050
General and Operations Managers SOC: 11-1021	$129,910	$129,910	$62	10,630
Sales Managers SOC: 11-2022	$129,830	$129,830	$62	1,870
Financial Managers SOC: 11-3031	$128,380	$128,380	$62	3,470
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Natural Sciences Managers SOC: 11-9121	$126,990	$126,990	$61	210
Optometrists SOC: 29-1041	$126,580	$126,580	$61	240
Locomotive Engineers SOC: 53-4011	$125,980	$125,980	$61	300
Industrial Production Managers SOC: 11-3051	$125,490	$125,490	$60	2,290
Nurse Practitioners SOC: 29-1171	$125,340	$125,340	$60	4,690
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Purchasing Managers SOC: 11-3061	$122,820	$122,820	$59	320
Human Resources Managers SOC: 11-3121	$122,450	$122,450	$59	720
Marketing Managers SOC: 11-2021	$120,770	$120,770	$58	770
Commercial Pilots SOC: 53-2012	$120,670	$120,670	$58	240
Aerospace Engineers SOC: 17-2011	$118,560	$118,560	$57	90
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Personal Financial Advisors SOC: 13-2052	$117,880	$117,880	$57	790
Education Administrators, Postsecondary SOC: 11-9033	$116,680	$116,680	$56	2,230
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers SOC: 19-2042	$115,470	$115,470	$56	250
Veterinarians SOC: 29-1131	$114,370	$114,370	$55	480
Public Relations Managers SOC: 11-2032	$114,260	$114,260	$55	170
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Chemical Engineers SOC: 17-2041	$113,460	$113,460	$55	150
Financial Risk Specialists SOC: 13-2054	$112,980	$112,980	$54	230
Computer and Information Research Scientists SOC: 15-1221	$112,880	$112,880	$54	300
Gambling Managers SOC: 11-9071	$112,530	$112,530	$54	160
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels SOC: 53-5021	$111,940	$111,940	$54	570
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Electronics Engineers, Except Computer SOC: 17-2072	$111,650	$111,650	$54	160
Medical Dosimetrists SOC: 29-2036	$110,850	$110,850	$53	40
Administrative Services Managers SOC: 11-3012	$110,620	$110,620	$53	1,700
Medical and Health Services Managers SOC: 11-9111	$109,680	$109,680	$53	4,280
Lawyers SOC: 23-1011	$108,930	$108,930	$52	3,100
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Electrical Engineers SOC: 17-2071	$108,700	$108,700	$52	1,130
Construction Managers SOC: 11-9021	$108,110	$108,110	$52	1,640
Physician Assistants SOC: 29-1071	$106,820	$106,820	$51	320
Civil Engineers SOC: 17-2051	$104,840	$104,840	$50	1,770
Power Distributors and Dispatchers SOC: 51-8012	$103,560	$103,560	$50	90

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Emergency Medicine Physicians leads the job market in Mississippiwith $300,550 average compensation.

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Salary data is based on 2026 Bureau of Labor Statistics data for Mississippi. Rankings reflect current market conditions and may vary by employer, experience level, and specific job requirements.