Electricians Salary in Jackson, MS

Electricians pay range in Jackson

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,490 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,750 or more. The middle half of electricians in Jackson earn between $46,260 and $64,810.

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

Electricians salary after taxes in Jackson

On the average salary of $56,590, a single filer in Jackson takes home about $46,118 a year, or $3,843 a month and $1,774 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 electricians? 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 $56,590 buys what about $63,550 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Jackson ($42,850). A typical home costs $215,136, or 3.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Electricians salary in other Mississippi cities

Jackson ranks 2nd of 3 Mississippi metro areas for this job; Gulfport pays the most ($60,570).

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Highest-paying cities for electricians

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($103,690).

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