Mississippi minimum wage 2026
OfficialThe Mississippi rate, the next increase and a full-time paycheck after tax.
- Minimum wage
- $7.25
- an hour
- Next rate
- none scheduled
- Full time, after tax
- $13,926
- a year
- Rank
- #32 of 51
- by minimum wage, 1 is the highest (tied)
What is the minimum wage in Mississippi in 2026?
Mississippi has no minimum wage law of its own, so most jobs there pay at least the federal $7.25 an hour.
Will the Mississippi minimum wage go up in 2027?
No increase is scheduled, so it stays at $7.25 an hour in 2027.
$7.25 an hour
- Today, November 1, 2026
How much is minimum wage a year in Mississippi?
Full time, a Mississippi minimum wage job pays $15,080 a year before tax.
- A year
- $15,080
- A month
- $1,256.67
- Every two weeks
- $580.00
- A week
- $290.00
How this is calculated
- The hourly rate times 40 hours a week times 52 weeks.
How much is a minimum wage paycheck after taxes in Mississippi?
After taxes, full-time minimum wage work in Mississippi takes home $13,926 a year. Each paycheck every two weeks comes to $535.63. It takes 149.4 hours of work to take home $1,000.
- Take-home per year
- $13,926
- Every two weeks
- $535.63
- Per hour after tax
- $6.70
- In national prices
- $16,016
How this is calculated
- Full-time pay of $15,080 through federal, Social Security, Medicare and Mississippi taxes for 2026.
- The reference worker is a single filer with one job, paid every two weeks, with a standard Form W-4 and no pre-tax deductions, under 65.
Is $20 an hour good pay in Mississippi?
It is above the middle: $20 an hour is more than 52% of Mississippi workers earn. The Mississippi median wage is $19.29 an hour.
Wage statistics cover employees in all jobs, full and part time, not the self-employed.
What is the tipped minimum wage in Mississippi?
Tipped workers in Mississippi can be paid $2.13 an hour if tips bring them to at least $7.25.
The employer must make up the difference in any week tips fall short.
How does the Mississippi minimum wage compare with other states?
Mississippi is tied for last with 19 other states at $7.25 an hour, the federal minimum; the highest is Washington, DC at $18.40 an hour. The minimum wage by state page lists all of them.
Questions people ask
How much is minimum wage per week in Mississippi?
Full time, a Mississippi minimum wage job takes home $267.82 a week after taxes.
Is the Mississippi minimum wage worth more in local prices?
Yes. After taxes and Mississippi prices, a full-time minimum wage job is worth $16,016 a year at average US prices, more than its $13,926 take-home.