| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Military Department, Army Programs/Jackson |
Thornton Robert Darrell |
Md-Division Director Ii |
$113,915.15 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Mcnelis Joye |
Head Coach W Basketball |
$113,907.20 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2018 |
Public Employees Retirement System of Mississippi |
Sessoms Shirley A |
Pers-Deputy Administrator |
$113,892.66 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Palmer William Bradly |
Associate Director Of Academic Computing |
$113,889.26 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Krueger Patricia A |
Professor Emerita Of The Practice Of Law |
$113,860.08 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Department of Human Services, Department of Child Protection Services |
Nix Nathan Charles |
Information Technology Manager Iii |
$113,850.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Rude Brian J |
Professor |
$113,843.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Rude Brian |
Professor |
$113,843.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Division of Medicaid |
Parker Zeddie Rena |
Deputy Administrators - Tier Iii |
$113,841.57 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Division of Medicaid |
Parker Zeddie Rena |
Deputy Administrators - Tier Iii |
$113,841.57 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Rossetti Kenneth F |
Manager Systems Administration |
$113,840.88 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Allard Deiderie |
|
$113,840.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Allard Deiderie |
|
$113,840.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Qian Chuanxi |
Professor |
$113,837.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Fountain Brent |
Asst Vp Intern Aa/Assc Ext Prf |
$113,836.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Otts Stephanie |
Senior Research Counsel And Director |
$113,831.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Shin Jaesung |
|
$113,825.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Charlton Leslie |
It Project Manager |
$113,805.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Kim Seongjai |
Professor |
$113,799.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Croft Joseph |
Associate Professor |
$113,796.64 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Addy Jr Noel |
Associate Professor |
$113,795.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2018 |
Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance |
Sinclair Roger L |
Dbcf-Chief Examiner |
$113,793.21 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2020 |
Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance |
Sinclair Roger L |
Dbcf-Chief Examiner |
$113,793.21 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance |
Sinclair Roger L |
Bank Examination Team Lead |
$113,793.21 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2019 |
Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance |
Sinclair Roger |
Dbcf-Chief Examiner |
$113,793.21 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance |
Sinclair Roger L |
Bank Examination Team Lead |
$113,793.21 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2021 |
Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance |
Sinclair Roger L |
Bank Examination Team Lead |
$113,793.21 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Laing Brenton Thomas |
Asst Prof Pharmacology&Res Asst Prof In Rips |
$113,791.75 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2018 |
Mississippi Military Department, Mississippi National Guard |
Thomas Robert F |
Md-Bureau Director |
$113,778.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Mcbride Thomas |
Clinical Instructor I |
$113,775.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Riley Dallas |
Clinical Instructor I |
$113,775.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Schauwecker Timothy J |
|
$113,771.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Schauwecker Timothy J |
|
$113,771.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Storey Robson |
Professor & Waterbor Sym Admin |
$113,769.63 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Allen Susan |
Associate Professor Of Political Science |
$113,764.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Worthy Michael |
Professor Of Music |
$113,761.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Batte Jacob Aaron |
News/Media Relations Director |
$113,752.15 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Forestry Commission |
Mcinnis Richard G |
Deputy Administrators - Tier Ii |
$113,727.45 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2019 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Kolbo Jerome |
Director And Professor |
$113,709.00 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Wyman Lynn |
Business Manager Ii |
$113,709.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Hammi Youssef |
|
$113,693.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Hammi Youssef |
|
$113,693.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Perkins Andy D |
Professor |
$113,676.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality |
Brantley Adrienne |
Deputy Director - Tier Ii |
$113,670.89 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration |
Law Laura |
Deputy Director - Tier I |
$113,670.88 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
French William T |
|
$113,664.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
French William T |
|
$113,664.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Monroe Stephen |
Chair & Assoc Prof Of Writing And Rhetoric |
$113,658.67 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Walker D'andre Lamar |
Assistant Professor Of Criminal Justice & Legal Studies |
$113,629.90 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Magers Bridget Thompson |
|
$113,626.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Magers Bridget T |
|
$113,626.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Office of State Aid Road Construction |
Keen Jared Stuart |
Transportation Engineering Team Lead |
$113,625.08 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Rice Marvin V |
Director, Police |
$113,612.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Rice Marvin |
Director, Police |
$113,612.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Wigginton Caroline H |
Chair And Professor Of English |
$113,607.15 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Wei Bing |
Professor Of Mathematics |
$113,597.92 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
King Kelli |
Assistant Teaching Professor |
$113,596.52 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Smith Lynn |
Dir Fiscal Planning& Analysis |
$113,583.30 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2019 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Miller Mark |
Part-Time Faculty |
$113,581.84 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Smith Wendy D |
Lecturer In History |
$113,579.94 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Tulchinsky Peter |
Director Of Campus Recreation |
$113,579.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Smith Christopher |
Assistant Professor |
$113,572.01 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Mccown Jay P |
Research Engineer Iii |
$113,568.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Mccown Jay |
Research Engineer Iii |
$113,568.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Whitehead Victoria |
Director Administration Icn |
$113,541.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Rushing Jason |
Assoc Extension/Research Prof |
$113,531.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Hill Eric Alan |
|
$113,526.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Hill Eric A |
|
$113,526.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi Department of Mental Health, Central Office |
Eubank Cyndi G |
Attorney Ii |
$113,511.88 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2018 |
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration |
Thompson Rebecca Jane |
Dfa-Deputy Director |
$113,500.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Department of Human Services, Department of Child Protection Services |
Kuriger William |
Information Technology Manager Iii |
$113,500.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2018 |
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration |
Goodwin Aubrey Leigh |
Dfa-Deputy Director |
$113,500.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Melear Kerry B |
Professor Of Higher Education |
$113,493.96 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Bourgeois Robin Wiebe |
Assistant To The Dean, Graduate School |
$113,481.59 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Hollis Thedford |
Professor |
$113,470.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Wang Yanhong |
Principal Scientist |
$113,465.04 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance |
Welch Patrick Nicholas |
Information Technology Project Manager Supervisor |
$113,456.54 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2023 |
Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance |
Welch Patrick Nicholas |
Information Technology Project Manager Supervisor |
$113,456.54 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Lemus Rocky |
Extension/Research Professor |
$113,444.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Lemus Rocky W |
Extension/Research Professor |
$113,444.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Miles Michael |
Professor |
$113,432.44 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Gershon Ira Richard |
Professor Of Law Instruction |
$113,425.86 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Department of Human Services, Support Services |
Quinn Ashleigh L |
Attorney Iii |
$113,420.00 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Saarnio Robert Edwin |
Director Of The University Museum And Historic Houses |
$113,417.04 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Mississippi |
Miller Lindsey Elaine |
Clinical Assistant Professor Of Pharmacy Practice |
$113,416.59 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Love James Robert |
Assistant Director Of Insight Park And Economic Development |
$113,400.57 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Thompson Robert |
Associate Professor |
$113,400.01 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2024 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Rawlins James |
Professor |
$113,398.99 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Smith Carrie |
Associate Professor Of Psychology |
$113,390.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Karsi Attila |
Associate Professor |
$113,381.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Karsi Attila |
Associate Professor |
$113,381.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi Board of Tax Appeals |
Andy Krista L |
Bta-Executive Director |
$113,380.01 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Board of Tax Appeals |
Andy Krista L |
Bta-Executive Director |
$113,380.01 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Lu Shien |
Professor |
$113,371.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2024 |
Mississippi State University |
Abbott Clifton |
Web Dev & Data Analytics Mgr |
$113,360.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2017 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Story Jennifer L |
Intassoc Dean/Assoc Profes/Dir |
$113,355.00 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2019 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Story Jennifer |
Dean And Professor |
$113,355.00 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2018 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Story Jennifer L |
Assoc Dean/Assoc Profes/Dir |
$113,355.00 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2025 |
University of Mississippi |
Guntupalli Chaya Devie |
Professor Of Communications Sciences & Disorders |
$113,349.94 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2025 |
Mississippi Office of State Aid Road Construction |
Dixon Jonathan David |
Transportation Engineering Team Lead |
$113,348.95 |
Mississippi State Personnel Board |