Hattiesburg, MS metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Hattiesburg Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Hattiesburg, MS metro area

Figures describe the Hattiesburg, MS metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Hattiesburg city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (5 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 239 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Hattiesburg, MS metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$319,400	$153.56	170
2	Dentists, General	$132,390	$63.65	70
3	Pharmacists	$128,980	$62.01	170
4	Industrial Production Managers	$128,480	$61.77	80
5	Nurse Practitioners	$113,300	$54.47	340
6	Human Resources Managers	$108,750	$52.29	50
7	Physician Assistants	$108,420	$52.13	50
8	Electrical Engineers	$106,620	$51.26	60
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$105,200	$50.58	90
10	Veterinarians	$104,630	$50.30	50
11	Financial Managers	$104,540	$50.26	220
12	Construction Managers	$103,940	$49.97	80
13	Industrial Engineers	$101,300	$48.70	110
14	General and Operations Managers	$97,860	$47.05	560
15	Physical Therapists	$97,580	$46.91	140
16	Medical and Health Services Managers	$94,050	$45.22	360
17	Facilities Managers	$91,660	$44.07	40
18	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$89,480	$43.02	70
19	Civil Engineers	$88,980	$42.78	60
20	Lawyers	$87,570	$42.10	160
21	Sales Managers	$86,440	$41.56	110
22	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$85,900	$41.30	60
23	Managers, All Other	$84,530	$40.64	50
24	Project Management Specialists	$81,710	$39.29	190
25	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$81,420	Not published	180

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Hattiesburg metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.