| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2024 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Bradley Gregory |
Teaching Professor |
$127,107.32 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Foster Ellen Joan |
Professor Of Teacher Education |
$127,101.97 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Wilkins William |
Director, Treasury Services |
$127,100.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Harrison Katie |
Assistant Director University Counseling Center |
$127,100.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Cousley Sam |
|
$127,064.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Hathcock Christina |
Asst Director & Fiscal Admin |
$127,063.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Fulcher Robert Lance |
Director Of Procurement Services |
$127,058.63 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Behnood Ali |
Assistant Professor Of Civil Engineering |
$127,056.79 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Mccormick Juawice Moore |
Director Of University Counseling Center |
$127,050.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Winburn Jonathan |
Professor Of Political Science |
$127,022.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration |
Moore William |
Pilot/Captain Supervisor |
$127,003.62 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Campbell Frank |
Associate Professor And Head |
$127,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Attorney General |
Shannon Rex Morris |
Attorney Supervisor |
$127,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources |
Spraggins Benjamin J |
Exec Dir-Marine Resources |
$127,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Department of Corrections, Central Office |
Ross Mary Ann |
Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier Iii |
$127,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Oswalt Yun |
Senior Systems Analyst |
$127,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Department of Archives and History |
Goodwin Tommy D |
Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier Ii |
$127,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State Department of Health |
Dowdy Sharon L |
Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier Iii |
$126,990.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Earl Sally |
Clinical Assistant Professor Of Pharmacy Practice |
$126,958.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Jordan Sara |
Director And Professor |
$126,875.04 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Beasley Leah |
Exec Sr Assoc Ad External Affa |
$126,875.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Beyers Lauren |
|
$126,862.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Soifer Steven |
|
$126,851.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Trefzer Annette |
Professor Of English |
$126,832.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Baldwin Brian S |
Professor |
$126,823.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Baldwin Brian |
Professor |
$126,823.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Kaplan Barbara L |
|
$126,803.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Kaplan Barbara L |
|
$126,803.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Kreisel Deanna |
Associate Professor Of English And |
$126,791.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Development Authority |
Mattox Diane |
Human Resources Manager |
$126,788.64 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Department of Transportation |
Flood Byron J |
Budget Officer Team Lead |
$126,788.64 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Department of Transportation |
Lee Janet L |
Accounting Manager |
$126,788.64 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State Department of Health |
Jerome David W |
Audit Supervisor |
$126,788.64 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Development Authority |
Mattox Diane |
Human Resources Manager |
$126,788.64 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Department of Transportation |
Yarbrough Terrance |
Human Resources Manager |
$126,788.64 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Department of Transportation |
Rone Stephen D |
Project Management Manager |
$126,788.64 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Department of Transportation |
Dowell Michael S |
Accounting Manager |
$126,788.64 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Development Authority |
Mattox Diane |
Human Resources Manager |
$126,788.64 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Department of Transportation |
Harrington Emily J |
Audit Supervisor |
$126,788.64 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program |
Cook Jean Gordon |
Public Relations Specialist Team Lead |
$126,788.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program |
Spivey Holly E |
Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier Iii |
$126,788.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Van Boening Mark |
|
$126,756.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Schulenberg Stefan E |
Prof Of Psy&Dir Of Inter Minor Dis Sci&Dir Clin Dis Res Ctr |
$126,749.93 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Gentry Betty |
Director, Treasury Services |
$126,742.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Parsons Michael |
Dir, Env Health Safety Office |
$126,715.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Parsons Michael S |
Dir, Env Health Safety Office |
$126,715.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Piland Scotty |
Director & Professor |
$126,714.32 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Gibson Charles |
Senior Research Engineer |
$126,712.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Noonan Brice |
Associate Professor Of Biology |
$126,699.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2020 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Otaigbe Joshua |
Professor |
$126,697.23 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Ruffin Cedric J |
|
$126,690.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Ruffin Cedric Jarrod |
|
$126,690.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Sang Hailin |
Professor Of Mathematics |
$126,673.26 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Gray Renita |
|
$126,661.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Larson Erick |
Extension/Research Professor |
$126,650.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
May David |
Professor |
$126,640.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Hamlin Sharon |
Dir, Property, Rec & Mail Srvs |
$126,627.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Vice Carol C |
|
$126,619.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Vice Carol C |
|
$126,619.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Liu Yucheng |
Professor & Endowed Chair |
$126,610.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Rigdon Katherine |
Assistant Teaching Professor |
$126,604.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries & Parks |
Ferguson Brian |
Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier Ii |
$126,599.40 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries & Parks |
Thornhill Curtis |
Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier Ii |
$126,599.40 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Newman William |
Regional Extension Coord |
$126,588.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Crow Whitney |
Associate Professor |
$126,560.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Gunter Miriam J |
|
$126,548.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Gunter Miriam J |
|
$126,548.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Wipf David |
Professor |
$126,535.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Burney Sara L |
Lecturer In Accountancy |
$126,509.89 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Shah Rohan Prakash |
Assistant Professor Of Economics |
$126,499.98 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Anderson Deanna |
Vp Stu Affairs/Prof Of Prac |
$126,486.95 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Department of Mental Health, Central Office |
Eubank Cyndi G |
Attorney Ii |
$126,470.54 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
Mississippi Department of Insurance |
Browning David Rowland |
Deputy Director - Tier I |
$126,439.80 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2021 |
Mississippi Department of Insurance |
Browning David Rowland |
Deputy Director - Tier Iii |
$126,439.80 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
State Veterans Homes System |
Grady Veleka |
Pharmacy Team Lead |
$126,439.11 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Deason Justin |
Regional Extension Coord |
$126,405.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Konrad Martin |
|
$126,402.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Donohoe John |
Interim Department Head |
$126,380.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Wagner Jamie Leigh |
Clinical Associate Professor Of Pharmacy Practice |
$126,371.71 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2019 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Wiest Andrew |
Distinguished Professor |
$126,362.81 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Division of Medicaid |
Black Jacob Anthony |
Information Technology Manager Iii |
$126,357.35 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Loenneke Jeremy |
Associate Professor Of Health, Exercise Science |
$126,356.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Walden Margaret Freeman |
Associate Director Of Business Applications And Erp Support |
$126,354.69 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Hochberg Jon Erik |
Assistant Director, Data - Nsparc |
$126,347.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration |
Kornbrek Glenn Robert |
Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier Ii |
$126,336.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration |
Kornbrek Glenn Robert |
Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier Ii |
$126,336.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Snyder Gregory John |
Associate Professor Of Communication Sciences & Disorders |
$126,335.46 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Hill Travis W |
|
$126,331.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Hill Travis W |
|
$126,331.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Department of Revenue |
Yates Michael Alan |
Information Technology Manager Iv |
$126,329.62 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Department of Revenue |
Yates Michael Alan |
Information Technology Manager Iv |
$126,329.62 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Munsell Debra |
Associate Professor |
$126,315.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Department of Transportation |
Dunn Matthew E |
Transportation Engineering Manager |
$126,308.60 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
Department of Transportation |
Patterson William N |
Transportation Engineering Manager |
$126,308.60 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
Department of Transportation |
Willis James Christopher |
Transportation Engineering Manager |
$126,308.60 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
Department of Transportation |
Glenn Earl |
Transportation Engineering Manager |
$126,308.60 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2017 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Maung Khin M |
Interim Chair And Professor |
$126,305.00 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Gude Veera G |
Assoc Prof & Endowed Chair |
$126,304.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Board of Pharmacy |
Hammons Bradley S |
Pharmacy Team Lead |
$126,280.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Howden Stephan |
Interim Director & Professor |
$126,277.30 |
University of Southern Mississippi |