| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Smith Karen V |
Clinical Associate Professor Of Teacher Education; |
$128,992.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Barnes H Michael |
Professor |
$128,987.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Barnes H Michael |
Professor |
$128,987.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2021 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Mclelland Melinda |
Asc Professor & Aol Coord |
$128,982.48 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Xiang Kexin |
Instructional Assistant Professor Of Marketing |
$128,979.65 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Hayden Bridget |
Asc Dean & Professor |
$128,966.68 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Green John |
|
$128,951.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality |
Sanders John C |
Environmental Engineer Manager |
$128,883.75 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Landen Marcia |
Avp Research |
$128,882.02 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Sherman Justin Joseph |
Associate Professor Of Pharmacy Practice |
$128,879.76 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2021 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Collins Brian |
Professor |
$128,847.40 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Meng Chao |
Associate Professor |
$128,845.80 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Dunnavant Michael |
Associate Director Of Facilities Operations |
$128,832.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Hasan Md Sakib |
Assistant Professor Of Electrical And Computer Engineering |
$128,817.48 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Board of Pharmacy |
Hammons Bradley S |
Pharmacy Team Lead |
$128,805.60 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Yakovlev Alexander |
|
$128,805.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Bricka Ray |
Professor |
$128,799.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Faello Joseph P |
Associate Professor |
$128,770.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Ball John E |
Assoc Prof & Endowed Chair |
$128,767.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Jordan Sara |
Director & Professor |
$128,750.04 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Stilwell Natalie K |
|
$128,750.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Stilwell Natalie Katherine |
|
$128,750.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Layton Maurice |
Extension Professor |
$128,735.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Herrera Gail |
Assistant Dean Of Technical Services |
$128,699.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2021 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Wiest Andrew |
Distinguished Professor |
$128,698.08 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Wiest Andrew |
Distinguished Professor |
$128,688.96 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2023 |
Department of Transportation |
Shields Johnny Williams |
Transportation Engineering Supervisor |
$128,673.36 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Griffin Matthew J |
Research Professor |
$128,663.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Salau Mohammed |
Professor Of History |
$128,643.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Wiest Andrew |
Distinguished Professor |
$128,624.03 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Lambert John |
Associate Professor |
$128,615.64 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2019 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Adkins Nell |
Associate Professor |
$128,601.64 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Zhuo Yueran |
Assistant Professor |
$128,600.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Forestry Commission |
Jones Russell D |
Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier Ii |
$128,578.02 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Pitcock James |
|
$128,567.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2019 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Mclelland Melinda |
Asc Professor & Aol Coord |
$128,566.00 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Eyler Joshua |
Director Of Faculty Development And |
$128,544.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Klingen Anne M |
Director Of Online Design And E Learning |
$128,537.11 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Byrd John D |
|
$128,518.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Byrd Jr John D |
|
$128,518.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Lewis Edwin |
Professor |
$128,512.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Nezhukumatathil Aimee C |
Professor Of English And Creative Writing |
$128,509.02 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Department of Human Services, Support Services |
Harris Kameron |
Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier Iii |
$128,504.86 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Department of Human Services, Support Services |
Drone Shenetta A |
Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier Iii |
$128,504.86 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Department of Human Services, Support Services |
Drone Shenetta A |
Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier Iii |
$128,504.86 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Department of Human Services, Support Services |
Harris Kameron |
Chief Deputy/Chief Of Staff - Tier Iii |
$128,504.86 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Brown Alexander Murphree |
Assistant Director Of On-Campus Recruiting |
$128,499.95 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Young John |
Professor Of Psychology |
$128,498.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Gong Ke |
Assistant Professor |
$128,449.96 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Peng Zhaohua |
Professor |
$128,437.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance |
Mccain Traci T |
Bank Examination Team Lead |
$128,434.68 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2020 |
Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance |
Mccain Traci T |
Dbcf-Division Director |
$128,434.68 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2019 |
Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance |
Mccain Traci |
Dbcf-Division Director |
$128,434.68 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance |
Mccain Traci T |
Bank Examination Team Lead |
$128,434.68 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2018 |
Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance |
Mccain Traci T |
Dbcf-Division Director |
$128,434.68 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2021 |
Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance |
Mccain Traci T |
Bank Examination Supervisor |
$128,434.68 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Moore Debra P |
Assistant Clinical Professor |
$128,419.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Moore Debra |
Assistant Clinical Professor |
$128,419.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Corrigan Peter |
Professor And Head |
$128,400.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Corrigan Peter L |
Professor And Head |
$128,400.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Koshka Yaroslav |
|
$128,399.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Koshka Yaroslav |
|
$128,399.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Parsons Jennifer Lynn |
Assoc Dean For Comm & Instr Asst Prof In The Smbhc |
$128,397.85 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Yaoyuneyong Gallayanee |
Professor |
$128,391.78 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Williams J |
Associate Extension Professor |
$128,390.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Williams J B |
Associate Extension Professor |
$128,390.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Otaigbe Joshua |
Professor |
$128,386.47 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Mcleod Helen |
Chief Of Staff Strat Adv To Pr |
$128,367.00 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2017 |
Mississippi Board of Pharmacy |
Atwood Cheri |
Pharmacy Bd Compliance Dir |
$128,326.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Khan Shabana I |
Principal Scientist In Ncnpr & Res Prof, Pharmacognosy |
$128,321.42 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Hayden Bridget |
Asc Dean & Professor |
$128,300.04 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Cochran David |
Asc Dean & Professor |
$128,300.04 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2019 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Leach Megan |
Assistant Professor - Visiting |
$128,300.04 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Lemacks Jennifer |
Asc Dean For Res & Professor |
$128,227.36 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2020 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Mclelland Melinda |
Associate Professor/Aol Coordi |
$128,216.00 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Nanduri Bindumadhavi Bharan |
|
$128,212.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Nanduri Bindumadhavi B |
|
$128,212.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Schulenberg Stefan E |
Prof Of Psy&Dir Of Inter Minor Dis Sci&Dir Clin Dis Res Ctr |
$128,176.56 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Li Menghe |
Research Professor |
$128,167.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Mclarty Benjamin |
Assistant Professor |
$128,145.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Mclarty Benjamin D |
Assistant Professor |
$128,145.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Wigginton Caroline |
|
$128,130.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Ball Lori |
Exec Director, Financial Aid & Scholarships |
$128,125.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Boateng Francis Danso |
Associate Professor Of Criminal Justice & Legal Studies |
$128,119.77 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Pittman Eric |
|
$128,115.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Woodruff Kimberly |
Assistant Clinical Professor |
$128,108.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Joung Hyunwoo |
Assoc Prof Nhm & Grad Prog Coord Hosp Management |
$128,102.75 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Wang Feng |
Associate Professor Of Computer And Information Science |
$128,095.98 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Seo Keun Seok |
|
$128,071.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Seo Keun Seok |
|
$128,071.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Worker's Compensation Commission |
Henry George Mark |
Workers' Comp Comm, Member |
$128,057.41 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Worker's Compensation Commission |
Harkins Elizabeth A |
Workers' Comp Comm, Member |
$128,057.41 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Worker's Compensation Commission |
Harkins Elizabeth A |
Workers' Comp Comm, Member |
$128,057.41 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Worker's Compensation Commission |
Henry George Mark |
Workers' Comp Comm, Member |
$128,057.41 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Miller Chad |
Professor |
$128,047.47 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Wassack Erica |
Senior Pharmacist |
$128,044.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Fontenot Robin |
Assistant Clinical Professor |
$128,034.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2017 |
Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program |
Smith Peter |
Educ-Deputy State Supt |
$128,033.60 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2017 |
Mississippi Education, School District Consolidation Program |
Cole Washington |
Educ-Deputy State Supt |
$128,033.60 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration |
Quon Jason D |
Deputy Director - Tier Ii |
$128,025.90 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |