Nursing Assistants Salary in Jackson, MS

Nursing Assistants pay range in Jackson

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,010 a year or less, while the top 10% make $37,940 or more. The middle half of nursing assistants in Jackson earn between $28,230 and $35,740.

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

Nursing Assistants salary after taxes in Jackson

On the average salary of $33,170, a single filer in Jackson takes home about $28,237 a year, or $2,353 a month and $1,086 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).

Is Jackson a good place for nursing assistants? 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 $33,170 buys what about $37,250 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Jackson ($42,850). A typical home costs $215,136, or 6.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Assistants salary in other Mississippi cities

Jackson ranks 2nd of 3 Mississippi metro areas for this job; Gulfport pays the most ($34,360).

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($59,370).

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• Psychiatric Aides$31,920 a year
• Orderlies$30,090 a year
• Home Health and Personal Care Aides$25,120 a year
• Physical Therapist Assistants$65,100 a year
• Occupational Therapy Assistants$64,130 a year
• Massage Therapists$53,740 a year
• Dental Assistants$45,640 a year
• Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$41,400 a year

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