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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 60 largest places in Mississippi, Bay St. Louis has the highest average pay in its county ($62,168), followed by Diamondhead and Waveland. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 60 places in Mississippi that we cover, the median is $49,025 and the average $50,614; the figure runs from $62,168 (Bay St. Louis) to $41,018 (Indianola). That is a spread of 1.5 times between the two ends.
The first five are Bay St. Louis, Diamondhead, Waveland, Pascagoula, Gautier. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | County average annual pay ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bay St. Louis | Hancock County | $62,168 | 10,188 | $67,442 | $1,179 |
| 2 | Diamondhead | Hancock County | $62,168 | 9,338 | $87,407 | $1,571 |
| 3 | Waveland | Hancock County | $62,168 | 7,062 | $68,693 | $927 |
| 4 | Pascagoula | Jackson County | $59,641 | 21,710 | $52,222 | $894 |
| 5 | Gautier | Jackson County | $59,641 | 19,046 | $61,926 | $1,040 |
| 6 | Ocean Springs | Jackson County | $59,641 | 18,646 | $79,712 | $1,358 |
| 7 | Moss Point | Jackson County | $59,641 | 11,957 | $44,296 | $1,075 |
| 8 | Gulf Hills (unincorporated) | Jackson County | $59,641 | 8,451 | $72,839 | $1,401 |
| 9 | St. Martin (unincorporated) | Jackson County | $59,641 | 8,139 | $55,000 | $1,231 |
| 10 | Latimer (unincorporated) | Jackson County | $59,641 | 6,756 | $70,237 | $1,122 |
| 11 | Jackson | Hinds County | $59,413 | 146,631 | $42,071 | $1,055 |
| 12 | Clinton | Hinds County | $59,413 | 27,195 | $74,745 | $1,118 |
| 13 | Byram | Hinds County | $59,413 | 12,799 | $70,445 | $1,343 |
| 14 | Columbus | Lowndes County | $56,640 | 23,348 | $42,235 | $897 |
| 15 | Vicksburg | Warren County | $56,234 | 20,589 | $45,781 | $820 |
| 16 | Madison | Madison County | $55,426 | 27,946 | $119,338 | $1,853 |
| 17 | Ridgeland | Madison County | $55,426 | 24,587 | $66,038 | $1,336 |
| 18 | Canton | Madison County | $55,426 | 10,811 | $38,337 | $989 |
| 19 | Yazoo City | Yazoo County | $52,788 | 10,219 | $28,157 | $767 |
| 20 | New Albany | Union County | $52,689 | 7,663 | $51,332 | $973 |
| 21 | Pearl | Rankin County | $52,290 | 27,737 | $61,695 | $1,175 |
| 22 | Brandon | Rankin County | $52,290 | 25,542 | $92,783 | $1,382 |
| 23 | Flowood | Rankin County | $52,290 | 10,587 | $83,880 | $1,430 |
| 24 | Richland | Rankin County | $52,290 | 7,346 | $66,558 | $1,185 |
| 25 | Hattiesburg | Forrest County | $51,547 | 48,619 | $46,342 | $1,005 |
| 26 | Petal | Forrest County | $51,547 | 11,294 | $74,750 | $1,047 |
| 27 | Tupelo | Lee County | $51,183 | 37,791 | $66,257 | $976 |
| 28 | Amory | Monroe County | $50,944 | 6,500 | $52,901 | $834 |
| 29 | Oxford | Lafayette County | $50,652 | 26,411 | $64,451 | $1,071 |
| 30 | Columbia | Marion County | $49,025 | 6,632 | $38,507 | $806 |
| 31 | Holly Springs | Marshall County | $48,645 | 6,704 | $45,462 | $773 |
| 32 | Gulfport | Harrison County | $48,164 | 73,003 | $49,919 | $1,086 |
| 33 | Biloxi | Harrison County | $48,164 | 48,861 | $57,204 | $1,089 |
| 34 | Long Beach | Harrison County | $48,164 | 17,009 | $70,332 | $1,215 |
| 35 | D'Iberville | Harrison County | $48,164 | 13,203 | $66,016 | $1,249 |
| 36 | Laurel | Jones County | $47,614 | 17,679 | $47,661 | $909 |
| 37 | Starkville | Oktibbeha County | $47,613 | 25,721 | $42,125 | $916 |
| 38 | Philadelphia | Neshoba County | $47,469 | 6,996 | $50,788 | $791 |
| 39 | Meridian | Lauderdale County | $47,153 | 34,137 | $36,562 | $910 |
| 40 | Corinth | Alcorn County | $46,912 | 14,323 | $44,226 | $601 |
| 41 | Brookhaven | Lincoln County | $46,539 | 11,650 | $36,685 | $740 |
| 42 | Southaven | DeSoto County | $45,687 | 56,226 | $78,483 | $1,445 |
| 43 | Olive Branch | DeSoto County | $45,687 | 47,019 | $100,606 | $1,829 |
| 44 | Horn Lake | DeSoto County | $45,687 | 26,647 | $53,311 | $1,435 |
| 45 | Hernando | DeSoto County | $45,687 | 17,949 | $76,950 | $1,302 |
| 46 | Clarksdale | Coahoma County | $44,691 | 14,231 | $36,382 | $774 |
| 47 | West Point | Clay County | $44,617 | 9,900 | $38,064 | $746 |
| 48 | Cleveland | Bolivar County | $44,457 | 10,623 | $44,074 | $943 |
| 49 | Grenada | Grenada County | $44,437 | 12,375 | $46,303 | $802 |
| 50 | West Hattiesburg (unincorporated) | Lamar County | $44,276 | 6,715 | $39,366 | $978 |
| 51 | Batesville | Panola County | $44,195 | 7,387 | $51,727 | $895 |
| 52 | Senatobia | Tate County | $43,656 | 8,380 | $54,167 | $895 |
| 53 | Greenwood | Leflore County | $43,592 | 14,086 | $35,473 | $678 |
| 54 | Greenville | Washington County | $43,446 | 28,166 | $40,083 | $872 |
| 55 | Kosciusko | Attala County | $42,951 | 6,933 | $40,085 | $814 |
| 56 | McComb | Pike County | $42,337 | 12,049 | $40,707 | $873 |
| 57 | Natchez | Adams County | $41,978 | 14,192 | $36,735 | $806 |
| 58 | Booneville | Prentiss County | $41,780 | 9,246 | $50,879 | $645 |
| 59 | Picayune | Pearl River County | $41,138 | 11,900 | $41,213 | $931 |
| 60 | Indianola | Sunflower County | $41,018 | 9,062 | $41,708 | $720 |
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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. County figures describe the whole county where the city lies.
Bay St. Louis, with $62,168 (among the 60 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 60 largest places in Mississippi by population.