| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration |
Funches Kesha |
Human Resources Manager |
$116,497.73 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Rosenthal Meagen |
|
$116,469.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2019 |
Mississippi Arts Commission |
White James |
Exec Dir-Arts Commission |
$116,468.81 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2018 |
Mississippi Arts Commission |
White James Malcolm |
Exec Dir-Arts Commission |
$116,468.81 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2017 |
Mississippi Arts Commission |
White James |
Exec Dir-Arts Commission |
$116,468.81 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State Department of Health |
Fair Frances H |
Nurse Manager |
$116,453.98 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State Department of Health |
Fair Frances H |
Nurse Manager |
$116,453.98 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Parajuli Prem |
Professor |
$116,453.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Meng Chao |
Assistant Professor |
$116,440.00 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program |
Hales Donna R |
Deputy Director - Tier Iii |
$116,412.02 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program |
Hales Donna R |
Deputy Director - Tier Iii |
$116,412.02 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program |
Hales Donna R |
Deputy Director - Tier Iii |
$116,412.02 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Hansen Eric |
Associate Professor |
$116,372.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Diao Junming |
Assistant Professor |
$116,366.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Lee Deborah O |
|
$116,366.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Lee Deborah O |
|
$116,366.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Smith Brian |
Associate Professor |
$116,365.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Anderson Patsy |
Associate Professor |
$116,354.36 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Campbell Eddy Kyle |
Associate Athletic Director Brand Strategy |
$116,352.38 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2021 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Billings Timothy |
Assistant Football Coach |
$116,346.14 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Bararpour Taghi |
Assoc Extension/Research Prof |
$116,326.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration |
Welch Reginald |
Dfa-Deputy Director |
$116,320.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2019 |
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration |
Mcdevitt Henry |
Dfa-Deputy Director |
$116,320.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2020 |
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration |
Goodwin Aubrey Leigh |
Dfa-Deputy Director |
$116,320.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2019 |
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration |
Goodwin Aubrey |
Dfa-Deputy Director |
$116,320.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2020 |
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration |
Thompson Rebecca Jane |
Dfa-Deputy Director |
$116,320.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2021 |
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration |
Benson Brenda A |
Information Technology Manager Iv |
$116,320.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2019 |
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration |
Thompson Rebecca |
Dfa-Deputy Director |
$116,320.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2021 |
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration |
Welch Reginald |
Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier |
$116,320.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2021 |
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration |
Goodwin Aubrey Leigh |
Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier |
$116,320.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Manson Neil A |
Professor Of Philosophy |
$116,317.96 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Mccormick Jason |
Director Development |
$116,310.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Nicholas Darrel D |
Professor |
$116,306.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Nicholas Darrel |
Professor |
$116,306.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Ikuta Toshikazu |
Associate Professor Of Communication Sciences And Disorders |
$116,301.02 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Piper Adam |
Teaching Professor |
$116,292.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Card Angela |
Senior Research Engineer |
$116,289.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Powell Eric |
Professor |
$116,280.00 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Campbell Sarah |
|
$116,280.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Department of Human Services, Support Services |
Williams Beverly G |
Information Technology Manager Iii |
$116,275.86 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Department of Human Services, Support Services |
Williams Beverly G |
Information Technology Manager Iii |
$116,275.86 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Shealy Alexander |
Clinical Instructor |
$116,262.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Hetzer Claus Hellmuth Warner |
Senior Research And Development Engineer |
$116,261.91 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2018 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Anderson-Lewis Charkarra T |
Professor |
$116,250.00 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Zhang Li |
Professor |
$116,249.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Zhang Li |
Professor |
$116,249.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Little Randall |
Professor |
$116,248.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Little Randall D |
Professor |
$116,248.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Gregory Vanessa |
Associate Professor |
$116,225.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Lahasky Samuel |
Chief Scientist |
$116,224.16 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Cooke Iii William |
Professor |
$116,212.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Diven-Brown Laura |
|
$116,207.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Mina Erwin |
Associate Professor Of Mathematics |
$116,199.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Gholson Drew M |
|
$116,195.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Gholson Drew Miller |
|
$116,195.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Bowen Cheryl |
Exec Dir, Std Aff Budget & Pln |
$116,193.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Allen Peter |
Professor |
$116,156.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Towles Tyler |
Assistant Professor |
$116,156.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Pineda Kayla |
Executive Director, Quality Enhancement Program |
$116,150.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Smith Mary |
Assistant Professor |
$116,150.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Lester Kelly |
Asc Vice Provost T&L & Prof |
$116,149.97 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State Department of Health |
Parish Daphne |
Public Health Laboratory Manager |
$116,134.37 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State Department of Health |
Parish Daphne |
Public Health Laboratory Manager |
$116,134.37 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Department of Human Services, Child Support Enforcement |
Wesley Denise |
Attorney Iii |
$116,132.50 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration |
Bradshaw Cindy H |
Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier Ii |
$116,132.50 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Cruse Terry |
Associate Vice President |
$116,128.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Cruse Terry |
Associate Vice President |
$116,128.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Department of Human Services, Department of Child Protection Services |
Nix Nathan Charles |
Information Technology Manager Iii |
$116,127.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Department of Human Services, Department of Child Protection Services |
Nix Nathan Charles |
Information Technology Manager Iii |
$116,127.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Herndon Laurin |
Assistant Director, Research Programs |
$116,116.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Novak Abigail |
Int Grad Prog Dir & Asst Prof Of Cj & Legal Studies |
$116,099.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Coats Karen |
Asc Provost, Dean And Prof |
$116,083.71 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Ramchandran Ananth |
Software Architect |
$116,080.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Ross Samir |
Research Professor In The National |
$116,079.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Office of State Aid Road Construction |
Hammons James C |
Transportation Engineering Supervisor |
$116,068.67 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Office of State Aid Road Construction |
Hammons James C |
Transportation Engineering Supervisor |
$116,068.67 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Cornelious Linda F |
Professor |
$116,068.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Wang Chuji |
Professor |
$116,049.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Surbeck Cristiane |
|
$116,045.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Ford George |
Professor |
$116,011.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Dang Hai D |
|
$116,003.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Dang Hai Dinh |
|
$116,003.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Reid Julie |
Associate Professor |
$116,000.04 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Department of Corrections, Central Office |
Sledge Jennifer |
Human Resources Manager |
$116,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Attorney General |
Ainsworth Camala Corley |
Attorney Supervisor |
$116,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Department of Corrections, Central Office |
Sledge Jennifer Parker |
Human Resources Manager |
$116,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration |
Shaman Christopher P |
Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier Ii |
$116,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
Mississippi Department of Corrections, Central Office |
Sledge Jennifer Parker |
Human Resources Manager |
$116,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Arts Commission |
Lewis John David |
Exec Dir-Arts Commission |
$116,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Sharp Joshua |
|
$116,000.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Richey Michael |
Exec Director Of Principal Giving |
$116,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi Department of Corrections, Central Office |
Garner Derrick J |
Accounting Manager |
$116,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2017 |
Mississippi Department of Insurance |
Ray Sandy |
Mid-Chief Of Staff |
$116,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Department of Revenue |
Rhodes Kellye Renee |
Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier Ii |
$116,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Department of Revenue |
Rhodes Kellye Renee |
Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier Ii |
$116,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality |
Gibbes Laura Limerick |
Attorney Supervisor |
$116,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2020 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Campbell Shannon |
Senior Asc Vp For Coastal Ops |
$115,998.84 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2019 |
Department of Revenue |
Maddox Jon |
Dor-Deputy Director |
$115,998.40 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Miles Michael |
Professor |
$115,986.16 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Brooker Margaret |
Director & Professor |
$115,946.64 |
University of Southern Mississippi |