What is the real (cost-adjusted) Real Estate Agent salary in Mississippi?

After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 86.8 for Mississippi), the real-wage equivalent is $58,139 — what the $50,460 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $43,011 to $98,972.

Why is the BEA RPP for Mississippi different from a single CPI number?

BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Mississippi's overall index of 86.8 reflects rents 54.9, services 83.5, and goods 94.4.

Where does Mississippi rank for Real Estate Agent pay?

On nominal BLS wages alone, Mississippi ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.

Is Mississippi a 'real-wage arbitrage' state for Real Estate Agents?

Yes — the BEA RPP of 86.8 is below the national 100 baseline, so nominal $50,460 stretches to a real-wage equivalent of $58,139. The take-home advantage versus a higher-RPP state is meaningful for Real Estate Agents comparing offers across regions.

Should I negotiate based on the BLS median for Mississippi?

The BLS median is a calibration anchor, not a ceiling. Use it to validate that an offer is in-band — anything well below the P25 in this state is a flag, anything above the P75 typically requires demonstrable specialty depth, niche credentials, or a high-COL metro within Mississippi.

Does the BLS real estate agent figure represent typical Mississippi agent income?

Probably not — and this is the single largest BLS limitation for this occupation. The vast majority of Mississippi real estate agents work as independent contractors paid on 1099, not W-2. BLS OEWS measures wage and salary employment only, so the figure on this page reflects the small subset of agents on W-2 (typically corporate brokerage employees, salaried agents at iBuyer firms, salaried team-staff agents). The much larger 1099 commission-only population is captured by NAR member surveys and IRS Schedule C data, both of which show median income substantially below BLS — typically $30-50K nationally for the median agent — with extreme right-skew. Treat the BLS number on this page as a floor, not a typical figure.

Is the Mississippi real estate market shift (post-2024 NAR commission settlement) affecting agent pay?

The 2024 NAR settlement on buyer-broker commission disclosure has compressed effective commissions in Mississippi markets where buyers now negotiate buy-side fees explicitly. Anecdotal early data shows 0.25-0.75 percentage points of buy-side commission compression in Mississippi's competitive metros. Combined with cyclically suppressed transaction volume in 2024-2025 high-rate environment, gross commission income for the median Mississippi agent has declined roughly 15-30% from the 2021-2022 peak. The BLS figure on this page reflects the most recent OEWS release date noted on the page; current-year realized earnings are likely below it for the typical commission-only agent.

Mississippi Real Estate Agent Salary: BLS $50K Median, Real $58K (2026)

TL;DR

Real Estate Agents in Mississippi earn a BLS median of $50,460, with real take-home of $58,139 after BEA RPP adjustment.
Cost of living below the national index lifts real wage by $7,679 over the nominal — a take-home arbitrage that nominal-ranking tables miss.
Bottom quartile $37,330, top quartile $85,900. The P90 ($113,730) is roughly 3.9× the P10 ($29,320).
State ranks #25 nationally on nominal wage, #17 on real (RPP-adjusted) wage.

Wage breakdown — Mississippi

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$29,320	$33,782
P25 (lower quartile)	$37,330	$43,011
P50 (median)	$50,460	$58,139
P75 (upper quartile)	$85,900	$98,972
P90 (top tier)	$113,730	$131,037
Mean	$65,060	$74,961
Employment	710 Real Estate Agents in Mississippi

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	Mississippi index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	86.8
Goods	94.4
Services	83.5
Rents	54.9

Mississippi sits below the national baseline (RPP 86.8), so nominal pay translates to a higher real wage than the BLS median suggests — particularly visible in rents at 54.9.

After-tax take-home — Mississippi (2024 BLS · 2024 tax year, single filer)

Layer-by-layer take-home math at the BLS median

Layer	Amount	Note
Gross BLS P50 (Real Estate Agent)	$50,460	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$3,917	7.8% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	−$1,526	4.0% above $10K (2026, HB 1733)
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$3,860	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$41,156	81.6% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$47,419	÷ (86.8 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

What the Mississippi state-tax burden means for Real Estate Agent take-home

Mid-band state-tax burden at 3.0% effective. Combined with federal and FICA, take-home is $41,156 (81.6% of gross). After the 86.8 RPP, real take-home is $47,419.

Computed from 2026 IRS federal brackets (Rev. Proc. 2025-32), 2026 state DOR brackets, and 2026 FICA rates. Single filer, standard deduction, no other adjustments. See methodology · tax for limitations (married filers, ITM/SALT itemizers, retirement deferrals, HSA, dependent credits, etc.).

National context

Across the United States, BLS reports a national median of $56,320 for Real Estate Agents with mean pay of $70,970 and total employment of 190,600. Mississippi sits at #25 on nominal pay and #17 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, Mississippi climbs 8 positions — the cost of living is favorable relative to the wage.

Frequently asked questions

What is the real (cost-adjusted) Real Estate Agent salary in Mississippi?: After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 86.8 for Mississippi), the real-wage equivalent is $58,139 — what the $50,460 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $43,011 to $98,972.
Why is the BEA RPP for Mississippi different from a single CPI number?: BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Mississippi's overall index of 86.8 reflects rents 54.9, services 83.5, and goods 94.4.
Where does Mississippi rank for Real Estate Agent pay?: On nominal BLS wages alone, Mississippi ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.
Is Mississippi a 'real-wage arbitrage' state for Real Estate Agents?: Yes — the BEA RPP of 86.8 is below the national 100 baseline, so nominal $50,460 stretches to a real-wage equivalent of $58,139. The take-home advantage versus a higher-RPP state is meaningful for Real Estate Agents comparing offers across regions.
Should I negotiate based on the BLS median for Mississippi?: The BLS median is a calibration anchor, not a ceiling. Use it to validate that an offer is in-band — anything well below the P25 in this state is a flag, anything above the P75 typically requires demonstrable specialty depth, niche credentials, or a high-COL metro within Mississippi.
Does the BLS real estate agent figure represent typical Mississippi agent income?: Probably not — and this is the single largest BLS limitation for this occupation. The vast majority of Mississippi real estate agents work as independent contractors paid on 1099, not W-2. BLS OEWS measures wage and salary employment only, so the figure on this page reflects the small subset of agents on W-2 (typically corporate brokerage employees, salaried agents at iBuyer firms, salaried team-staff agents). The much larger 1099 commission-only population is captured by NAR member surveys and IRS Schedule C data, both of which show median income substantially below BLS — typically $30-50K nationally for the median agent — with extreme right-skew. Treat the BLS number on this page as a floor, not a typical figure.
Is the Mississippi real estate market shift (post-2024 NAR commission settlement) affecting agent pay?: The 2024 NAR settlement on buyer-broker commission disclosure has compressed effective commissions in Mississippi markets where buyers now negotiate buy-side fees explicitly. Anecdotal early data shows 0.25-0.75 percentage points of buy-side commission compression in Mississippi's competitive metros. Combined with cyclically suppressed transaction volume in 2024-2025 high-rate environment, gross commission income for the median Mississippi agent has declined roughly 15-30% from the 2021-2022 peak. The BLS figure on this page reflects the most recent OEWS release date noted on the page; current-year realized earnings are likely below it for the typical commission-only agent.

Sources & methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), SOC 41-9022, 2024 reference period.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — Regional Price Parities, 2023 vintage (all-items, goods, services, rents).
Real-wage figures = nominal BLS wage ÷ (state RPP / 100).
See the methodology page for full computation details and limitations.

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