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Jackson, MS

Jackson, MS spreads H-1B hiring across 7+ sectors (21 employers, $97,948 median wage) rather than one dominant NAICS group.

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21
Employers
$97,948
Median H-1B wage
272
H-1B filings

Jackson, MS: 21 tracked employers at a $97,948 median H-1B wage across 272 LCAs; Professional & Technical Services leads the local roster.

According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices mapped to worksites in Jackson, MS (MS), PlainEmployers rolls up 21 employers at a $97,948 disclosed median with 1 employers carrying WARN history. Use the metro rollup before judging any single local employer profile.

  • 21 employers
  • $97,948 median H-1B
  • 272 H-1B LCAs
  • 1 WARN employers

Where Jackson, MS's median H-1B wage sits nationally

Metro median disclosed wage vs every credible H-1B wage row

$97,948 Top 74% higher than 26% of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows

$0–$20,000: 1 credible H-1B wage rows (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 401 credible H-1B wage rows (0%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 7,591 credible H-1B wage rows (3%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 24,066 credible H-1B wage rows (9%). Below this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 43,829 credible H-1B wage rows (16%). This entry sits in this band. $100,000–$120,000: 49,740 credible H-1B wage rows (18%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 42,626 credible H-1B wage rows (16%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 33,306 credible H-1B wage rows (12%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 22,983 credible H-1B wage rows (8%). Above this entry. $180,000–$200,000: 15,711 credible H-1B wage rows (6%). Above this entry. $200,000–$220,000: 10,825 credible H-1B wage rows (4%). Above this entry. $220,000–$240,000: 6,806 credible H-1B wage rows (3%). Above this entry. $240,000–$260,000: 4,579 credible H-1B wage rows (2%). Above this entry. $260,000–$280,000: 2,975 credible H-1B wage rows (1%). Above this entry. $280,000–$300,000: 1,671 credible H-1B wage rows (1%). Above this entry. $300,000–$320,000: 5,015 credible H-1B wage rows (2%). Above this entry. Jackson, MS $0 $320,000 every credible H-1B wage row, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more credible H-1B wage rows. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026

Metro Labor Presence

Jackson, MS (21 employers) sits beside Ridgeland, MS, Olive Branch, MS, Columbus, MS in MS's tracked roster. Open a peer metro to compare H-1B wage and WARN density. Among metros with employers in this corpus, Jackson, MS ranks #543 of 6906 by employer count (about the 92nd percentile).

Ridgeland, MS 14 Olive Branch, MS 10 Columbus, MS 9 Flowood, MS 8 Tupelo, MS 7 Hattiesburg, MS 7

What the data says about Jackson, MS

Corpus placement: Jackson, MS ranks #543 of 6906 metros by employer count (about the 92nd percentile) in this disclosure window. Sector inventory: Professional & Technical Services leads with 5 of 21 tracked employers (~24%); next sectors in the mix are Educational Services and Healthcare & Social Assistance. Largest H-1B sponsors mapped here: Jackson Public School District, University of Mississippi Medical Center, and Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, Inc. (160 filings combined, ~59% of the metro total). Evidence tracks present for Jackson, MS: DOL H-1B disclosure filings; OSHA Injury Tracking Application records; state WARN Act layoff notices, including 1 employers with WARN history.

Jackson, MS reads as a diversified labor market: the lead sector (Professional & Technical Services) is only ~24% of tracked employers across 7 named industries, so no single NAICS group dominates the local picture.

Within MS, Jackson, MS is among denser labor markets versus Ridgeland, MS (14 employers); Olive Branch, MS (10 employers); Columbus, MS (9 employers); its median and mix are less likely to swing on a single filing.

Employer mix in Jackson, MS

Which sectors the metro's tracked employers operate in

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What this shows Jackson, MS has no runaway sector: Professional & Technical Services leads at only ~24% across 7 named industries.

Source DOL H-1B, OSHA & WARN filings mapped to NAICS sector

Top employers in Jackson, MS

#EmployerH-1B filingsMedian wage
1Jackson Public School DistrictEducational Services70$61,369
2University of Mississippi Medical CenterEducational Services66$257,772
3Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, Inc.Healthcare & Social Assistance24$380,165
4Entergy Services, LLCTransportation & Warehousing23$132,621
5Comtek Global, INC.Professional & Technical Services22$102,877
6Global Technology Associates, LLCProfessional & Technical Services18$98,613
7Miracles Tek LLCProfessional & Technical Services11$105,155
8Excel IT CorpProfessional & Technical Services7$113,610
9Relias Employment Services, LLCHealthcare & Social Assistance7$312,000
10Jackson State UniversityEducational Services5$57,000
11Mississippi State Department Of HealthPublic Administration3$53,528
12W.G. Yates and Sons Construction Co.Construction3$80,309
13Kashvida INC2$95,848
14Hbss Connect CORP2$61,500
15Medical Foundation of Central MississippiHealthcare & Social Assistance2-
16Trustmark Bank, N.A.Finance & Insurance2$104,368
17Systemdomain INC.Professional & Technical Services1$175,000
18Belhaven UniversityEducational Services1$78,183
19Mississippi Symphony Orchestra AssociationArts & Entertainment1$50,000
20Phi Theta KappaOther Services1$39,000
21Mississippi College1$185,000

PlainEmployers renders Jackson, MS from DOL H-1B disclosure filings, OSHA Injury Tracking Application records and state WARN Act layoff notices, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.