Physician Salary in Mississippi (2026)

Worth knowing: UMMC University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson is one of the country's most distinctive single-state academic medical center configurations and a feature most national physician compensation surveys understate for MS. UMMC (the only MS academic medical center + the only MS MD-granting institution + the only MS DDS + DPT + PhD nursing + School of Health Related Professions + only MS Children's of Mississippi pediatric hospital + only MS UMC Trauma Center I + only MS UMC Cancer Center + UMMC Center for Telehealth + ~10K employees + ~3,400 students + the largest MS employer by some measures + UMMC serves as the LA + AR + AL + TN referral hub for substantial portions of underserved MS Delta + rural communities) operates substantial concentrated academic + tertiary physician practice as the only MS source for substantial subspecialty + transplant + research + complex pediatric + comprehensive cancer + complex cardiothoracic care. UMMC Center for Telehealth (the country's largest US academic medical center telehealth program by some measures + recognized as the country's leading US Telehealth Center of Excellence by HRSA + serving substantial rural MS HPSA + FQHC + RHC catchments) supports substantial MS telemedicine + remote subspecialty consultation work. The Mississippi Center for Emergency Services + the Mississippi Trauma Care System (UMC = only Level 1) + the MS Delta substantial Health Professional Shortage Area + Federally Qualified Health Center + Rural Health Clinic network + substantial National Health Service Corps Scholarship + Loan Repayment Program eligibility support distinctive MS primary care + rural medicine work. North Mississippi Health Services Tupelo (~7K employees + the largest MS health system by some employee measures + NMHS includes North MS Medical Center + Tupelo HUB + extensive NE MS rural community hospital network) supports substantial NE MS regional referral. MS Interstate Medical Licensure Compact participation since 2019 supports MS physician practice across IMLC member states. 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 at any age — among the most generous US retiree tax treatments for high-earner LA physicians.