Chemical Technicians Salary in Jackson, MS

Chemical Technicians pay range in Jackson

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,150 a year or less, while the top 10% make $85,410 or more. The middle half of chemical technicians in Jackson earn between $44,070 and $64,280.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Chemical Technicians salary after taxes in Jackson

On the average salary of $59,580, a single filer in Jackson takes home about $48,401 a year, or $4,033 a month and $1,862 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Jackson a good place for chemical technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Jackson area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.0), so the average $59,580 buys what about $66,908 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Jackson ($42,850). A typical home costs $215,136, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Chemical Technicians salary in other Mississippi cities

Jackson ranks 1st of 3 Mississippi metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for chemical technicians

Baton Rouge, LA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($94,470).

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