Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2025	University of Mississippi	Edmondson Macey Lynd	Assistant Professor Of Higher Education	$117,057.55	University of Mississippi
2025	University of Mississippi	Mungal Angus	Associate Professor Of Educational Leadership	$117,053.32	University of Mississippi
2025	Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration	Lindsey Sheila	Pilot/Captain Team Lead	$117,051.02	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2025	Mississippi State University	Pechan Tibor	Associate Research Professor	$117,048.00	Mississippi State University
2024	Mississippi State University	Zhang Jilei	Professor	$117,041.00	Mississippi State University
2024	Mississippi State University	Cole David	Instructor	$117,023.00	Mississippi State University
2024	Mississippi Department of Human Services, Department of Child Protection Services	Yoakum Eric D	Cybersecurity Analyst Team Lead	$117,006.75	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2025	Mississippi Department of Human Services, Department of Child Protection Services	Yoakum Eric D	Cybersecurity Analyst Team Lead	$117,006.75	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2019	University of Southern Mississippi	Cao Joanne	Assistant Professor	$117,000.04	University of Southern Mississippi
2020	Mississippi State University	Gunter Miriam J	Assistant Clinical Professor	$117,000.00	Mississippi State University
2019	Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality	Wells Christopher	Attorney, Senior	$117,000.00	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2025	Mississippi Division of Medicaid	Wells Robyn D	Information Technology Project Manager Supervisor	$117,000.00	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2020	Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Division of Safety Patrol	Davis Keith L	Dps-Deputy Administrator	$117,000.00	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2024	Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services	White Jeffery Hayes	Information Technology Manager Iv	$117,000.00	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2024	Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services	Patterson Stephen L	Information Technology Manager Iii	$117,000.00	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2024	Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services	Kuyrkendall Lisa P	Information Technology Manager Ii	$117,000.00	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2025	Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services	Kuyrkendall Lisa P	Information Technology Manager Ii	$117,000.00	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2025	Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services	White Jeffery Hayes	Information Technology Manager Iv	$117,000.00	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2024	Mississippi Division of Medicaid	Wells Robyn D	Information Technology Project Manager Supervisor	$117,000.00	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2025	Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services	Patterson Stephen L	Information Technology Manager Iii	$117,000.00	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2020	University of Southern Mississippi	Meng Chao	Assistant Professor	$117,000.00	University of Southern Mississippi
2020	Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Division of Safety Patrol	Mcdevitt Henry S	Dps-Deputy Administrator	$117,000.00	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2024	University of Southern Mississippi	Thompson Robert	Associate Professor	$116,978.69	University of Southern Mississippi
2025	University of Mississippi	Huang Yinan	Asst Prof Of Pharm Admin & Res Asst Prof Of Rips	$116,976.47	University of Mississippi
2022	Department of Transportation	Shields Johnny Williams	Transportation Engineering Supervisor	$116,975.78	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2024	University of Southern Mississippi	Smith Christopher	Assistant Professor	$116,972.01	University of Southern Mississippi
2022	University of Southern Mississippi	Piland Scotty	Director And Professor	$116,967.48	University of Southern Mississippi
2025	Mississippi State University	Wang Haifeng	Associate Professor	$116,929.00	Mississippi State University
2023	Mississippi Veterans Affair	Caldwell Katherine Jane	Attorney Supervisor	$116,925.60	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2025	University of Southern Mississippi	Schaefer Jacob	Professor & Curator	$116,925.03	University of Southern Mississippi
2022	Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality	Sanders John C	Environmental Engineer Manager	$116,901.36	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2021	University of Southern Mississippi	Hayden Bridget	Interim Director And Professor	$116,895.31	University of Southern Mississippi
2024	University of Mississippi	Mott Michael Seth	Professor Of Elementary Education	$116,894.82	University of Mississippi
2025	Mississippi Department of Insurance	Miller Vanessa Casandra	Deputy Director - Tier Ii	$116,887.06	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2024	Mississippi Department of Insurance	Miller Vanessa Casandra	Deputy Director - Tier Ii	$116,887.06	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2024	University of Mississippi	Stotler Charles W	Assistant Professor Of Practice	$116,881.23	University of Mississippi
2024	Mississippi State University	Chang Eun Sik	Assistant Professor	$116,872.00	Mississippi State University
2022	University of Mississippi	Rauch Margaret		$116,870.00	University of Mississippi
2025	Mississippi State University	Afanasjev Anatoli	Professor	$116,857.00	Mississippi State University
2024	Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure	Lucius Michael S	Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier Iii	$116,850.00	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2025	Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure	Lucius Michael S	Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier Iii	$116,850.00	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2024	Mississippi State University	Willias Stephan	Sr. Assc Dir, Env Hlth Safety	$116,850.00	Mississippi State University
2024	Mississippi State University	Dixon Madison	Associate Director Of Research	$116,850.00	Mississippi State University
2025	University of Mississippi	Saarnio Robert Edwin	Director Emeritus Of The University Museum & Historic Houses	$116,848.63	University of Mississippi
2023	University of Southern Mississippi	Zhang Chaoyang	Professor	$116,847.03	University of Southern Mississippi
2022	Mississippi State University	Cook Donald R		$116,845.00	Mississippi State University
2023	Mississippi State University	Cook Donald R		$116,845.00	Mississippi State University
2025	Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries & Parks	Jones Jeremy Scott	Deputy Director - Tier Ii	$116,832.06	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2018	Mississippi State Department of Health	Adcock Mitchell H	Dh-Director Of Health Admin	$116,827.50	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2023	Mississippi State University	Collart Dinarte Alba J		$116,826.00	Mississippi State University
2022	Mississippi State University	Collart Dinarte Alba J		$116,826.00	Mississippi State University
2025	University of Mississippi	Higdon Carolyn Wiles	Professor Of Communication Sciences & Disorders	$116,822.58	University of Mississippi
2024	University of Mississippi	Coats Patricia Ann	Assistant Director, Academic Support Services	$116,781.43	University of Mississippi
2022	University of Mississippi	Wagner Jamie		$116,774.00	University of Mississippi
2019	Mississippi State University	Carskadon Thomas	Professor	$116,765.00	Mississippi State University
2020	Mississippi State University	Carskadon Thomas G	Professor	$116,765.00	Mississippi State University
2025	University of Mississippi	Meyer Danielle L	Senior Associate Director	$116,752.60	University of Mississippi
2022	Mississippi State University	Winger Jeffry A		$116,750.00	Mississippi State University
2023	Mississippi State University	Winger Jeffry A		$116,750.00	Mississippi State University
2025	Mississippi State University	Remillard Esley	Dir, Undergrad Std Rec & Mkt	$116,750.00	Mississippi State University
2019	Mississippi State University	Calder Christine	Assistant Clinical Professor	$116,725.00	Mississippi State University
2022	University of Southern Mississippi	Anderson Patsy	Associate Professor	$116,713.69	University of Southern Mississippi
2024	University of Southern Mississippi	Anderson-Lewis Charkarra	Professor	$116,712.62	University of Southern Mississippi
2024	Mississippi State University	Young Maxwell	Associate Professor	$116,708.00	Mississippi State University
2025	University of Mississippi	Bussade Julia Emilia	Instr Asst Prof Of Modern Lang & Dir Elem Span & Port Prog	$116,676.99	University of Mississippi
2025	Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program	Robertson Sonja J	Deputy Director - Tier Iii	$116,676.69	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2024	Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program	Robertson Sonja J	Deputy Director - Tier Iii	$116,676.69	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2025	University of Mississippi	Rich Kenneth Michael	Assistant Professor Of Economics	$116,665.92	University of Mississippi
2025	University of Mississippi	Wagner Jamie Leigh	Clinical Associate Professor Of Pharmacy Practice	$116,665.25	University of Mississippi
2023	University of Mississippi	Coughlin Leslie	Alumni Affairs - Accountant	$116,658.00	University of Mississippi
2022	University of Southern Mississippi	Walker Jennifer	Asc Dean - Coastal Operations	$116,647.50	University of Southern Mississippi
2024	University of Mississippi	Behnood Ali	Assistant Professor Of Civil Engineering	$116,644.40	University of Mississippi
2020	Public Employees Retirement System of Mississippi	Sessoms Shirley A	Pers-Deputy Administrator	$116,626.08	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2019	Public Employees Retirement System of Mississippi	Sessoms Shirley	Pers-Deputy Administrator	$116,626.08	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2019	Public Employees Retirement System of Mississippi	Grissett John	Pers-Deputy Administrator	$116,626.08	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2020	Public Employees Retirement System of Mississippi	Grissett John Kennedy	Pers-Deputy Administrator	$116,626.08	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2020	Mississippi State University	Goddard Jerome	Extension Professor	$116,624.00	Mississippi State University
2019	Mississippi State University	Goddard Jerome	Extension Professor	$116,624.00	Mississippi State University
2024	University of Southern Mississippi	Davis Micheal	Director And Professor	$116,615.31	University of Southern Mississippi
2021	University of Southern Mississippi	Tribunella Eric	Exec Asc Dean And Professor	$116,608.50	University of Southern Mississippi
2024	University of Mississippi	Berg Brennan K	Assoc Prof Of Sport & Recreation Admin Program Director	$116,604.85	University of Mississippi
2023	Mississippi Department of Human Services, Support Services	Mcdonald Helen Maureen	Attorney Supervisor	$116,600.00	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2024	University of Mississippi	Prager Brenda Helen	Associate Professor Of Chemical Engineering	$116,597.98	University of Mississippi
2025	University of Mississippi	Johnson Laura Renee	Professor Of Psychology	$116,594.46	University of Mississippi
2022	University of Mississippi	Fennelly Beth Ann		$116,592.00	University of Mississippi
2023	University of Mississippi	Dor George	Professor Of Music	$116,592.00	University of Mississippi
2024	Mississippi State University	Carr Russell	Professor	$116,583.00	Mississippi State University
2024	Mississippi Department of Mental Health, Central Office	Wood Kimberly	Information Technology Manager Iv	$116,580.94	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2025	University of Mississippi	Roper Courtney Leigh	Asst Prof Of Environment Toxicology & Res Asst Prof Of Rips	$116,569.53	University of Mississippi
2024	University of Mississippi	Thompson Henry Austin	Assistant Professor Of Economics	$116,556.04	University of Mississippi
2023	University of Southern Mississippi	Carter Gregory	Director & Professor	$116,555.39	University of Southern Mississippi
2023	Mississippi State Personnel Board	Finley Michael	Human Resources Analyst Supervisor	$116,550.00	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2024	Mississippi State University	Mittal Sudip	Assistant Professor & Associate Director	$116,547.00	Mississippi State University
2022	University of Southern Mississippi	Rogers Peter	Professor	$116,533.32	University of Southern Mississippi
2025	Mississippi State University	Vann Rhonda	Research Professor	$116,531.00	Mississippi State University
2024	University of Southern Mississippi	Abdelfattah Rabab	Assistant Professor	$116,511.04	University of Southern Mississippi
2024	Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance	Williams Donald Harold	Bank Examiner Iii	$116,508.48	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2025	Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance	Williams Donald Harold	Bank Examiner Iii	$116,508.48	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2024	Mississippi Department of Human Services, Support Services	Kucia Gerald Lee	Attorney Supervisor	$116,500.00	Mississippi State Personnel Board
2024	Mississippi Department of Human Services, Support Services	Shelton Wendy M	Attorney Supervisor	$116,500.00	Mississippi State Personnel Board