| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Oswald Sharon Lynn |
|
$305,562.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Rock David |
|
$305,190.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Liebenberg Andre Peter |
Gwennette P &Jack W Robertson Chair Ins, Prof Fin Anddir Cit |
$304,769.92 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Mauldin Dana Shawn |
|
$304,057.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Mauldin Dana S |
|
$304,057.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure |
Cleveland Kenneth E |
Exec Dir-Medical Licensure Bd |
$303,850.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Crenshaw Geneveive Washingt |
|
$303,450.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Crenshaw Geneveive W |
|
$303,450.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Whitcomb David Alexander |
Chief Legal Officer And General Counsel |
$302,605.42 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Hickerson Andrea Elizabeth |
Dean Of The School Of Journalism & New Media & Prof Of Journ |
$302,341.70 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Dibrell Charles |
Chair Of Entrepreneurial Excellence |
$302,151.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Crowther Marshall Janas |
Staff Physician For Athletics |
$301,166.67 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Cohen Lee |
|
$300,695.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2020 |
Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program |
Wright Carey M |
State Super Of Public Education |
$300,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2018 |
Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program |
Wright Carey M |
State Super Of Public Education |
$300,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Coble Keith H |
Vice President |
$300,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Jordan Julie B |
Vp For Research & Economic Dev |
$300,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Zant Don A |
Vp, Finance & Admin (Cfo) |
$300,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program |
Benton Kim S |
State Super Of Public Education |
$300,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program |
Wright Carey M |
State Super Of Public Education |
$300,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Peterson Robert |
Associate Ad/Football Admin |
$300,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Forensics Laboratory |
Andorfer Ariane P |
State Medical Examiner |
$300,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2017 |
Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program |
Wright Carey |
State Super Of Public Education |
$300,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program |
Taylor Robert |
State Super Of Public Education |
$300,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2019 |
Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program |
Wright Carey |
State Super Of Public Education |
$300,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2021 |
Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program |
Wright Carey M |
State Super Of Public Education |
$300,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program |
Evans Richard Lance |
State Super Of Public Education |
$300,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program |
Wright Carey M |
State Super Of Public Education |
$300,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program |
Benton Kim S |
State Super Of Public Education |
$300,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program |
Morgigno Raymond |
State Super Of Public Education |
$300,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program |
Morgigno Raymond C |
State Super Of Public Education |
$300,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program |
Evans Richard Lance |
State Super Of Public Education |
$300,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Bourgeois Angi |
Dean & Prof & Int Dean |
$299,862.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Cohen Lee Michael |
Dean, College Of Liberal Arts & Professor Of Psychology |
$299,577.15 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Willard Scott |
Dean, Director & Professor |
$299,012.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Reeves Kari |
Assc Dean/ Prof/Head/Endow Prf |
$298,314.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Catchot Angus |
Director And Professor |
$298,275.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Ryan Peter L |
|
$297,415.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Ryan Peter L |
|
$297,415.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Gershon Ira |
Professor Of Law Instruction |
$297,207.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Crowther Marshall Janas |
Staff Physician For Athletics |
$296,479.80 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Rychlak Ronald J |
Distinguished Prof Of Law/Jamie L Whitten Ch Of Law & Gov't |
$295,297.95 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Jordan Julie |
Vp For Research & Economic Dev |
$295,129.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure |
Cleveland Kenneth E |
Exec Dir-Medical Licensure Bd |
$295,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure |
Cleveland Kenneth E |
Exec Dir-Medical Licensure Bd |
$295,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure |
Cleveland Kenneth E |
Exec Dir-Medical Licensure Bd |
$295,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Pegues Charlotte Fant |
Vc For Student Affairs And Asst Professor Of Ldrshp&Cnslr Ed |
$294,999.91 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Prieto Eduardo |
Vice Chancellor For Enrollment Management |
$294,999.91 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Price-Smith Connie Marie |
Head Men And Women's Track And Field Coach |
$294,687.43 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Nichols Dave L |
Associate Professor Of Accountancy And Horne, Llp Lecturer |
$294,252.95 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Newman Christopher |
Self Chair Of Free Enterprise And |
$293,408.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Cooper Benjamin |
Senior Associate Dean, Professor Of |
$292,548.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Easson Gregory L |
Interim Emeritus Senior Associate Vice Chancellor Research |
$291,851.81 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Forensics Laboratory |
Andorfer Ariane P |
State Medical Examiner |
$291,500.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Slattery Marc |
Professor Of Pharmacognosy, Environmental Toxicology In |
$291,218.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Whitcomb David |
Chief Legal Officer And General Counsel |
$291,200.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2021 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Moser Steven |
Sr Avp Acad Aff, Prvst, & Prof |
$290,700.00 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2020 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Moser Steven |
Provost & Sr. Vp Aca Affair |
$290,700.00 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Cascio Lauren Allyn |
Dir Of Strategic Partner-Cie & Instr Associate Prof Of Mgmt |
$290,594.94 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Dolan Amy Wells |
Associate Dean And Professor Of Higher Education |
$290,195.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Hopper George |
Dean, Director & Professor |
$290,139.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2021 |
Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Forensics Laboratory |
Turner Staci Ann |
Dps-State Medical Examiner |
$290,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2019 |
Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Forensics Laboratory |
Levaughn Mark |
Dps-State Medical Examiner |
$290,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Forensics Laboratory |
Turner Staci Ann |
State Medical Examiner |
$290,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2020 |
Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Forensics Laboratory |
Levaughn Mark Mitchell |
Dps-State Medical Examiner |
$290,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Al-Ostaz Ahmed |
Brevard Family Chair In Civil Engineering, Professor Of |
$289,517.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Scurlock Ethel |
Dean Of The Sally Mcdonnell Barksdale Honors |
$289,260.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Forensics Laboratory |
Ross Karen F |
Dps-Deputy Chief Medical Examiner |
$289,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Forensics Laboratory |
Ross Karen F |
Dps-Deputy Chief Medical Examiner |
$289,000.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Hoblet Kent |
Dean & Professor |
$288,912.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Hoblet Kent H |
Dean & Professor |
$288,912.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Jayroe Teresa |
Dean & Professor |
$288,838.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Rodrigues Nishanth Joseph |
Chief Information Officer |
$288,806.53 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Cohen Lee Michael |
Dean, College Of Liberal Arts & Professor Of Psychology |
$288,328.94 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Rush John P |
|
$288,246.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Rush John P |
|
$288,246.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Burger Loren |
Dean, Director & Professor |
$288,139.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Malloy Christopher John |
Head Men's Golf Coach |
$287,895.92 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2019 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Moser Steven |
Sr Avp Acad Aff, Prvst, & Prof |
$287,850.00 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Haines Stuart |
Director Of The Division Of Pharmacy |
$287,526.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Ostrander Christian |
Head Coach Baseball |
$287,500.02 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Williams Jaida Eydalie |
Assistant Women's Basketball Coach, Temporary |
$287,166.91 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Cantrell Brett Wooten |
Associate Professor Of Accountancy |
$286,773.73 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Oswald Sharon L |
Dean & Professor |
$286,644.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Oswald Sharon |
Dean & Professor |
$286,644.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Khan Ikhlas |
Director, The National Center For Natural Products |
$286,474.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Henriksson Matthew |
Assistant Professor Of Finance |
$286,323.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Jolly Brandon |
Deputy General Counsel |
$286,319.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Willard Scott T |
|
$286,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Willard Scott T |
|
$286,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Griffin Jeremy |
Associate Professor Of Accountancy |
$285,983.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Viswanathan Ramanarayanan |
Chair And Professor Of Electrical |
$285,960.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2018 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Moser Steven R |
Provost & Sr. Vp Aca Affai |
$285,000.00 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2017 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Moser Steven R |
Provost & Sr. Vp Aca Affai |
$285,000.00 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Loftin Jasper |
|
$284,894.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Pegues Charlotte Fant |
Vc For Student Affairs And Asst Professor Of Ldrshp&Cnslr Ed |
$284,844.48 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Prieto Eduardo |
Vice Chancellor For Enrollment Management |
$284,844.48 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
O'brien Daniel |
Ast Football Coach |
$284,423.08 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Ammeter Anthony Paul Fernand |
Dir Outr, Assoc Prov, Dean Gs,& Assoc Prof Mgmt&Mis |
$283,902.56 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Moorhead Robert |
Dir, Gri & Endow Prof & Prof |
$283,616.00 |
Mississippi State University |