| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Powers John Preston |
Pilot |
$147,753.45 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Elder Steven |
Professor |
$147,741.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Collins Brian |
Professor |
$147,720.00 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Fleegler Robert |
Associate Professor Of History |
$147,680.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Fowler Jr James E |
|
$147,665.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Fowler James Edwin |
|
$147,665.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State Department of Health |
Tribune Lucreta C |
Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier Iii |
$147,660.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Duclos Martin |
Dir, Sys Des, Dev, & Support |
$147,639.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Adkins Nell |
Associate Professor |
$147,605.04 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2019 |
Mississippi Judiciary, Court of Appeals |
Barnes Donna |
Coa-Chief Judge |
$147,578.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2017 |
Mississippi Judiciary, Court of Appeals |
Lee Larry |
Coa-Chief Judge |
$147,578.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2020 |
Mississippi Judiciary, Court of Appeals |
Barnes Donna M |
Coa-Chief Judge |
$147,578.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Kanuri Srinidhi |
Associate Professor |
$147,573.98 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Byrd John |
Extension/Research Professor |
$147,539.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Pfrenger Wendy |
Associate Director Of Pre-College Programs |
$147,532.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2020 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Hall Stacey |
Ncs4 Exec Director And Prof |
$147,508.20 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State Board of Nursing |
Johnson Phyllis Veronica |
Exec Dir-Board Of Nursing |
$147,501.45 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State Board of Nursing |
Johnson Phyllis Veronica |
Exec Dir-Board Of Nursing |
$147,501.45 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Mccormick Jason Laderal |
Managing Director Of Development |
$147,482.73 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Shariat-Madar Ziaeddin |
Associate Professor Of Pharmacology |
$147,467.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Feng Cong |
|
$147,435.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Bammann Douglas J |
|
$147,413.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Bammann Douglas John |
|
$147,413.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Bammann Douglas |
Professor |
$147,413.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Hale Jason G |
Director Of Research Development |
$147,377.90 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Nouranian Sasan |
Associate Professor Of Chemical Engineering |
$147,336.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Likes Terrence |
Professor And Head |
$147,327.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Neyses Barbara |
|
$147,288.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Matthews Suzette |
|
$147,283.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Little Jeffrey |
Sr. Dir, Dev, Bulldog Forest |
$147,250.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2018 |
Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries & Parks |
Polles Sammy G |
Exec Dir-Dept Of Wild Fish Par |
$147,215.96 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2021 |
Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries & Parks |
Polles Sammy G |
Exec Dir-Dept Of Wild Fish Par |
$147,215.96 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries & Parks |
Polles Sammy G |
Exec Dir-Dept Of Wild Fish Par |
$147,215.96 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2019 |
Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries & Parks |
Polles Sammy |
Exec Dir-Dept Of Wild Fish Par |
$147,215.96 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2017 |
Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries & Parks |
Polles Sammy |
Exec Dir-Dept Of Wild Fish Par |
$147,215.96 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2020 |
Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries & Parks |
Polles Sammy G |
Exec Dir-Dept Of Wild Fish Par |
$147,215.96 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries & Parks |
Polles Sammy G |
Exec Dir-Dept Of Wild Fish Par |
$147,215.96 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Brown Angela Marie |
Managing Director Of Development |
$147,209.46 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Mccown Jay |
Senior Research Engineer |
$147,184.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Ford P E George D |
Professor & Director |
$147,175.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Ford George |
Professor & Director |
$147,175.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Jones Melissa Lynn |
Associate Director Trent Lott Leadership Institute |
$147,148.66 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Jolly Robert Tubb |
Sr Director Of Procurement & Contracts Management & Counsel |
$147,138.86 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Calder David Lamar |
Clinical Professor Emeritus Of Law |
$147,107.02 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Allen Hannah Katherine |
Ext Dir William Magee Inst Studt Wellbe Asst Prof Pub Health |
$147,102.73 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2021 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Johnson William |
Professor |
$147,086.76 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Vardaman James |
Associate Professor |
$147,084.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Konrad Martin |
Senior Research Engineer |
$147,070.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Mclarty Benjamin David |
|
$147,069.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Mclarty Benjamin D |
|
$147,069.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Perkins Andy |
Professor |
$147,052.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Gill Michael |
Professor Of Practice |
$147,050.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Archer Todd |
Assoc Prof & Endowed Chair |
$147,029.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Archer Todd M |
Assoc Prof & Endowed Chair |
$147,029.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Pitcock James |
Clinical Associate Professor Of Pharmacy Practice |
$147,002.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Administrative Office of Courts |
Holland James D |
Sc-Special Judge (Trial) |
$147,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Administrative Office of Courts |
Collins Christopher A |
Sc-Special Judge (Trial) |
$147,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Administrative Office of Courts |
Alexander Stanley |
Sc-Special Judge (Trial) |
$147,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Administrative Office of Courts |
Holland James D |
Sc-Special Judge (Trial) |
$147,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Gallaspy Kimberly |
Chief Of Staff Strat Adv To Pr |
$147,000.00 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Department of Human Services, Support Services |
Allen Mark Edgar |
Information Technology Manager Iv |
$147,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Strickland Kacey Jones |
|
$146,958.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Strickland Kacey J |
|
$146,958.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Strawderman Lesley Jean |
|
$146,954.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Strawderman Lesley J |
|
$146,954.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Rowe Brenda |
Director & Professor |
$146,949.96 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2020 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Lai Fujun |
Professor |
$146,946.63 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Eyler Joshua Rowe |
Dir Ctr Exc Teaching&Learning & Clin Asst Prof Of Teacher Ed |
$146,936.17 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Best Allyson |
Director Of Technology Commercialization |
$146,916.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Sparkman Larry |
Exec Dir Luckyday Foundation |
$146,872.50 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Wilson Reginald |
Associate Professor |
$146,823.32 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Gregory North Elizabeth P |
|
$146,813.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Gregory North Elizabeth Pow |
|
$146,813.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State Department of Health |
Prater Wesley |
Physician, Senior |
$146,809.10 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State Department of Health |
Prater Wesley F |
Physician, Senior |
$146,809.10 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2021 |
Mississippi State Department of Health |
Prater Wesley F |
Physician Ii |
$146,809.10 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Avery Jimmy |
Extension Professor & Director |
$146,787.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Gill Michael |
|
$146,775.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Thomason John Metcalfe |
|
$146,762.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Thomason John M |
|
$146,762.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Sufka Kenneth J |
Dist Prof Of Psych&Pharm, Res Prof Rips & Dir Of Sip |
$146,754.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Hall Stacey |
Ncs4 Exec Director & Prof |
$146,723.52 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2022 |
Department of Transportation |
Ely Jeffrey Keith |
Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier Iii |
$146,723.15 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
Department of Transportation |
Hancock Lisa M |
Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier Iii |
$146,723.15 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
Department of Transportation |
Ratliff Brian D |
Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier Iii |
$146,723.15 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Adcock Kim |
|
$146,722.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Brown Robert D |
Professor Of Political Science |
$146,713.95 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Hall Matthew |
|
$146,687.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Smith Dennis |
Professor |
$146,660.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Calder David Lamar |
Clinical Professor Of Law |
$146,627.56 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Public Utilities Staff |
Beckett Charles Jim |
Exec Dir-Public Util Staff |
$146,600.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Public Utilities Staff |
Beckett Charles Jim |
Exec Dir-Public Util Staff |
$146,600.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Public Utilities Staff |
Beckett Charles Jim |
Exec Dir-Public Util Staff |
$146,600.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
Mississippi Public Utilities Staff |
Beckett Charles Jim |
Exec Dir-Public Util Staff |
$146,600.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2021 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Shearer Glenmore |
Professor |
$146,562.54 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Tang Yanbing |
Assc Dir, Res & Applied Sci |
$146,541.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Wilson Reginald |
Associate Professor |
$146,538.96 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Shaner Matthew |
|
$146,504.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Puryear Stephen M |
|
$146,487.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Campbell Frank C |
|
$146,485.00 |
Mississippi State University |