| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2025 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Hajnal Alen |
Associate Director & Professor |
$111,613.36 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Bohn Neil |
Dir Of Physical Plant |
$111,605.04 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Kim Seong-Gon |
Professor |
$111,605.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi Military Department, Mississippi National Guard |
Parker Amos |
Md-Bureau Director |
$111,600.50 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Walker Katherine |
Dir Finance/Hr System Support |
$111,585.94 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2023 |
Department of Transportation |
Flood Byron J |
Budget Officer Team Lead |
$111,574.02 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Department of Transportation |
Yarbrough Terrance |
Human Resources Manager |
$111,574.02 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Department of Transportation |
Lee Janet L |
Accounting Manager |
$111,574.02 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Department of Transportation |
Kirk Jada C |
Accounting Manager |
$111,574.02 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Department of Transportation |
Harrington Emily J |
Audit Supervisor |
$111,574.02 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Department of Transportation |
Dowell Michael S |
Accounting Manager |
$111,574.02 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Department of Transportation |
Rone Stephen D |
Project Management Manager |
$111,574.02 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Department of Transportation |
Hornback Amy Ann |
Project Management Manager |
$111,574.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Division of Medicaid |
Pyron Kayla |
Human Resources Manager |
$111,574.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Grala Robert |
Professor |
$111,572.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Jones Mary Katherine |
Instructor In Accountancy |
$111,571.87 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance |
Sisco Michael D |
Bank Examiner Iii |
$111,549.24 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2019 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Collins Brian |
Professor |
$111,548.68 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2020 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Connell Carol |
Part-Time Faculty |
$111,538.42 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Barbee Brittany E |
Assistant Dean For Student Affairs |
$111,536.91 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Liu Chun-Hung |
|
$111,525.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Liu Chun-Hung |
|
$111,525.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Allen Hannah |
Assistant Professor Of Health, Exercise Science And |
$111,510.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Evans Kristine |
Assc Prf & Assc Dir, Gri |
$111,506.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi Board of Animal Health |
Watson James A |
Veterinarian, State |
$111,505.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2019 |
Mississippi Board of Animal Health |
Watson James |
Veterinarian, State |
$111,505.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2021 |
Mississippi Board of Animal Health |
Watson James A |
Veterinarian, State |
$111,505.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
Mississippi Board of Animal Health |
Watson James A |
Veterinarian, State |
$111,505.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Interis Matthew G |
|
$111,497.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Interis Matthew G |
|
$111,497.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
King Kelli |
Assistant Teaching Professor |
$111,493.15 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2017 |
Public Employees Retirement System of Mississippi |
Grissett John |
Pers-Deputy Administrator |
$111,491.01 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2018 |
Public Employees Retirement System of Mississippi |
Grissett John Kennedy |
Pers-Deputy Administrator |
$111,491.01 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Wallace David |
Assistant Clinical Professor |
$111,490.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Anderson Kevin |
Mgr, Web Development Srvs |
$111,478.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration |
Lindsey Sheila |
Pilot/Captain Team Lead |
$111,477.16 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Baxter Charles |
Chief Information Secu Officer |
$111,470.04 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Thompson Robert |
Associate Professor |
$111,466.66 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2018 |
Mississippi Department of Corrections, Central Office |
Williams Jerry James |
Corr-Deputy-Comm Inst |
$111,464.22 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2017 |
Mississippi Department of Corrections, Institutions |
Williams Jerry |
Corr-Deputy-Comm Inst |
$111,464.22 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2019 |
Mississippi Department of Corrections, Central Office |
Williams Jerry |
Corr-Deputy-Comm Inst |
$111,464.22 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Hollis Laura |
Manager, Business Systems |
$111,456.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Department of Transportation |
Todd Christopher David |
Information Technology Manager Iii |
$111,451.43 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Department of Transportation |
Todd Christopher David |
Information Technology Manager Iii |
$111,451.43 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2020 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Wiggert Jeremy |
Associate Dir And Professor |
$111,447.69 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Luse Christopher |
|
$111,410.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Salau Mohammed Bashir |
Professor Of History |
$111,403.96 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Burdine William |
Extension Specialist Ii |
$111,402.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Burdine William |
Extension Specialist Ii |
$111,402.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Semmes Ryan |
Professor & Dir Of Research |
$111,396.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Jenkins Jr Robert |
Assc Ath Director Development |
$111,395.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Jenkins Jr Robert E |
Assc Ath Director Development |
$111,395.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Fang Xin |
Assistant Professor |
$111,384.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Magee Robert Gerald |
Associate Professor Of Integrated Marketing Communication |
$111,381.06 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Fergusson Molly |
Professor Of The Practice Of Law |
$111,378.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Blaylock Mary |
Fiscal Operations Business Manager Ii |
$111,371.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Haynes Stacy |
Professor |
$111,371.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Department of Transportation |
Mcfarland Kerby D |
Information Technology Manager Iii |
$111,355.48 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Department of Transportation |
Mcfarland Kerby D |
Information Technology Manager Iii |
$111,355.48 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
Mississippi Department of Mental Health, Central Office |
Johnson Maria |
Deputy Administrators - Tier Iii |
$111,351.08 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Department of Mental Health, Central Office |
Johnson Maria |
Deputy Administrators - Tier Iii |
$111,351.08 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2019 |
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services, Support Services |
Taylor Billy |
Mdrs-Chief Of Staff |
$111,335.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2020 |
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services, Support Services |
Taylor Billy Ray |
Mdrs-Chief Of Staff |
$111,335.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Office of State Aid Road Construction |
Taylor Lonnie T |
Transportation Engineering Team Lead |
$111,326.86 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Office of State Aid Road Construction |
Johnson Stephen K |
Transportation Engineering Team Lead |
$111,326.86 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Fos Jennifer Phillips |
Associate Director Center For Student Success First Year Exp |
$111,321.54 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Parsons Glenn |
|
$111,321.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Hansen Eric A |
|
$111,308.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Hansen Eric A |
|
$111,308.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Casey Matthew |
Director & Associate Professor |
$111,301.02 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Smith Brian K |
|
$111,301.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Smith Brian Keith |
|
$111,301.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Burgess Brigitte |
Associate Professor |
$111,300.03 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Board of Mississippi Dental Examiners |
Hydrick Dennis M |
Exec Dir-Dental Examiners Bd |
$111,300.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services, Support Services |
Young Dorothy L |
Deputy Director - Tier Ii |
$111,286.35 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services, Support Services |
Jackson Jennifer L |
Deputy Director - Tier Ii |
$111,286.35 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services, Support Services |
Young Dorothy L |
Deputy Director - Tier Ii |
$111,286.35 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services, Support Services |
Jackson Jennifer L |
Deputy Director - Tier Ii |
$111,286.35 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State University |
Campbell Randall |
Professor |
$111,284.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Department of Human Services, Support Services |
Goss Tylvester Otis |
Attorney Iii |
$111,280.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Department of Human Services, Support Services |
Goss Tylvester Otis |
Attorney Iii |
$111,280.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
State Veterans Homes System |
Patton Elizabeth Annette |
Pharmacy Team Lead |
$111,273.68 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
State Veterans Homes System |
Patton Elizabeth Annette |
Pharmacy Team Lead |
$111,273.68 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Rice Penny A |
Manager, Instruct Tech And Faculty Tech Development Center |
$111,270.70 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Simmons Valerie |
Assistant Professor |
$111,265.56 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Bararpour Taghi |
|
$111,265.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Bararpour Taghi |
|
$111,265.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Jordan Sara |
Director And Professor |
$111,263.82 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Delerme Simone P |
Assoc Prof Anthropology & Mcmullan Assoc Prof Of So Studies |
$111,251.51 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance |
Jones Robert Reed |
Bank Examiner Iii |
$111,248.97 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance |
Jones Robert Reed |
Bank Examiner Iii |
$111,248.97 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Laird James |
Research & Exec Support Editor |
$111,238.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State Department of Health |
Wagner Heather |
Attorney, Staff |
$111,231.50 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Levitt Theresa Hilary |
Cook Chair And Professor Of History |
$111,222.96 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Taylor Veda |
Registrar (Law School) |
$111,213.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2017 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Sayre Edward A |
Chair And Professor |
$111,200.00 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
Frederick Brittany |
Public Relations Specialist Team Lead |
$111,178.20 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2017 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Defatta Jerry B |
Executive Director |
$111,174.00 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Mischke Charles C |
Research Professor |
$111,157.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Mischke Charles |
Research Professor |
$111,157.00 |
Mississippi State University |