SOC 53-3031 · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro

Driver/Sales Workers Salary in Gulfport, MS

The average salary for driver/sales workers in Gulfport, Mississippi is $35,250 a year ($16.95 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $34,920: half of the people in this job in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($41,038).

$35,250average per year

$16.95 / hourMedian $34,920Take-home ≈ $29,825

  • $29K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

n/apeople in this job
-14%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 3Mississippi metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Driver/Sales Workers pay range in Gulfport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,740 a year or less, while the top 10% make $45,980 or more. The middle half of driver/sales workers in Gulfport earn between $30,120 and $35,480.

  • $29K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$35,250$2,938$16.95
Median$34,920$2,910$16.79
Entry level (25th percentile)$30,120$2,510$14.48
Experienced (75th percentile)$35,480$2,957$17.06

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

Driver/Sales Workers salary after taxes in Gulfport

On the average salary of $35,250, a single filer in Gulfport takes home about $29,825 a year, or $2,485 a month and $1,147 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

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

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Is Gulfport a good place for driver/sales workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Gulfport area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.0), so the average $35,250 buys what about $39,164 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Gulfport ($43,470). A typical home costs $224,666, or 6.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Driver/Sales Workers salary in other Mississippi cities

Gulfport ranks 3rd of 3 Mississippi metro areas for this job; Hattiesburg pays the most ($42,360).

All Driver/Sales Workers salaries in Mississippi

Highest-paying cities for driver/sales workers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($55,520).

Driver/Sales Workers salary by city

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Driver/Sales Workers salary in Gulfport: questions

How much do driver/sales workers make an hour in Gulfport?

$16.95 an hour on average, and $16.79 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level driver/sales workers salary in Gulfport?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,740 a year and the 25th percentile is $30,120, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the driver/sales workers take-home pay in Gulfport?

About $29,825 a year ($2,485 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $35,250.

Do driver/sales workers earn more in Gulfport than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($41,038).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-3031; area Gulfport-Biloxi, MS (25060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.6%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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