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IT Manager Salary in Mississippi (2026)

The average IT Manager in Mississippi earns around $185,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $130,437/year ($10,870/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$130,437
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$10,870
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$5,017
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$63/hr
Federal Tax
$33,134
State Tax
$7,308
FICA Taxes
$14,122
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

29.49%
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IT Manager Salary Ranges in Mississippi

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$145,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$185,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$325,000

/year

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Not all IT Managers earn the same — not even close

Mississippi's IT manager market is anchored by Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula cleared shipbuilding IT (cleared naval systems + ERP + supply chain + manufacturing execution supporting the largest US Navy shipbuilder), UMMC Jackson healthcare IT (Epic + clinical informatics + medical device + telehealth supporting the only MS academic medical center), Hancock Whitney HQ Gulfport regional banking IT (core banking + payments + cyber + AML), Trustmark Bank HQ Jackson banking IT, C Spire HQ Ridgeland telecom IT + wireless network IT + business IT services, Cal-Maine Foods Ridgeland Fortune 1000 corporate IT, Nissan Canton + Toyota Blue Springs manufacturing IT, Keesler AFB Biloxi + NCBC Gulfport + Stennis Space Center cleared federal IT, plus MSU + Ole Miss + USM + Jackson State academic IT.

Senior IT Director (Ingalls / UMMC / Hancock Whitney)

$135,000–$215,000+ TC

Senior IT leadership at MS major employers · multi-team + multi-program

Senior IT Manager (Cleared Shipbuilding / Ingalls)

$118,000–$178,000

Ingalls Pascagoula · cleared naval systems IT + ERP + supply chain + manufacturing execution

Senior IT Manager (Healthcare / Epic)

$115,000–$172,000

UMMC + North MS Health Tupelo + Memorial Gulfport · Epic + clinical IT + medical device

Senior IT Manager (Telecom / C Spire)

$110,000–$168,000

C Spire Ridgeland · wireless network IT + fiber buildout + business IT services

Senior IT Manager (Banking)

$108,000–$162,000

Hancock Whitney + Trustmark + BankPlus · core banking + payments + AML + GLBA compliance

Senior IT Manager (Cleared / Keesler / Stennis)

$115,000–$172,000

Keesler AFB + Stennis Space Center + NCBC Gulfport · cleared federal IT + TS/SCI premium

Senior IT Manager (Manufacturing)

$108,000–$162,000

Nissan Canton + Toyota Blue Springs + Cal-Maine + Yokohama · plant IT + ERP + MES

Mid-Level IT Manager (3-6 yrs)

$78,000–$118,000

Functional IT manager at MS major employers · transitioning to senior band

Junior IT Project Lead (0-3 yrs)

$58,000–$82,000

MSU + Ole Miss + USM + Jackson State pipeline · entry band · transitioning to manager track

Senior CIO / VP IT

$175,000–$325,000+ TC

CIO / VP IT at MS Fortune 1000 + major employers · executive band

Worth knowing: Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula cleared IT operations are one of the country's most distinctive concentrated US Navy shipbuilding IT programs HQ'd in MS and a feature most national IT manager surveys understate for MS. Ingalls (Huntington Ingalls Industries HII subsidiary, ~11K Pascagoula employees + the largest MS private employer + the largest US Navy shipbuilder by employment) operates substantial cleared shipbuilding IT supporting cleared naval systems + ERP + supply chain + manufacturing execution + computer-aided design + product lifecycle management across multi-decade US Navy + Coast Guard new construction + modernization programs. Senior Ingalls cleared IT managers clear $118-178K + TS/SCI premium. UMMC Jackson healthcare IT (the only MS academic medical center + the only MS Children's of Mississippi + UMC Trauma Center I + UMMC Center for Telehealth + ~10K employees + substantial Epic + clinical informatics + medical device + telehealth platforms) operates substantial in-house healthcare IT. Senior UMMC IT managers clear $115-172K. Hancock Whitney HQ Gulfport (~$36B assets, the largest US bank HQ'd between NOLA + Houston) operates substantial regional banking IT + core banking + payments + AML + cyber. Trustmark Bank HQ Jackson (the largest MS-HQ'd bank ~$18B assets) operates substantial in-house regional banking IT. C Spire Ridgeland (private MS-HQ'd wireless + fiber + business IT services) operates substantial in-house telecom IT + wireless network IT + business IT services delivery. Keesler AFB Biloxi (~9K total workforce + the country's largest US Air Force technical training installation + the 81st Training Wing) + NCBC Gulfport Seabees + Stennis Space Center supports substantial cleared federal IT work at GS-12/13 federal civilian + cleared contractor pay scales. MS flat 4.0% by 2026 + MS personal exemption $6,000 single + no state estate tax + MS RTW since 1954 + MS retirement income FULL EXEMPTION + lower JAN + GPT + BIX cost of living anchor the MS IT manager proposition.

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