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Cashiers in Mississippi

Is Mississippi a good place for you to work as a Cashier?

1.1% Jobs Projection

$18,730 Median Salary

8,370 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Cashiers in Mississippi are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for Cashiers in Mississippi is growing slower than average.
Cashiers in Mississippi earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Cashiers Work in Mississippi?

In Mississippi, there were 42,120 people working as Cashiers in the year 2018.

There were 38,890 Cashiers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 3,230 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 52,660 Cashiers working in it, which means Mississippi has fewer Cashiers than average.

Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Cashiers in this state are growing at a rate of 1.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -0.9%.

Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 8,370 annual job openings, and a total of 45,090 jobs for Mississippi Cashiers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 653,700 annual jobs and 3,524,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Cashiers Make in Mississippi?

In 2018 wages for Cashiers ranged from $16,290 to $24,570 with $18,730 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $7.83 to $11.81. The median hourly rate was $9.01.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $8.79 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.22.

The median salary in Mississippi is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Mississippi Metros for Cashiers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Cashiers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	16,160	$19,550
Jackson, MS	8,870	$19,500
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS	6,220	$18,440
Hattiesburg, MS	3,140	$18,250

Top States for Cashiers Employment

View the list below to see where most Cashiers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	420,430	$24,750
Texas	273,590	$21,410
Florida	242,900	$20,680
New York	197,490	$23,840
Pennsylvania	145,340	$19,990
Illinois	143,230	$22,100
North Carolina	126,460	$19,330
Virginia	123,290	$20,770
Ohio	121,600	$20,190
Georgia	120,320	$19,680
New Jersey	99,360	$21,670
Michigan	90,600	$21,650
Maryland	80,610	$22,180
Tennessee	76,290	$20,030
Massachusetts	75,960	$24,800
Missouri	75,060	$20,760
Louisiana	70,630	$18,940
Indiana	70,150	$20,140
Washington	67,720	$26,550
South Carolina	66,960	$19,340

Below are the states where Cashiers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$26,770
Alaska	$26,720
Washington	$26,550
Massachusetts	$24,800
California	$24,750
Oregon	$24,270
North Dakota	$24,130
Hawaii	$24,070
Vermont	$24,060
Connecticut	$23,900

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References

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