SOC 13-1082 · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro

Project Management Specialists Salary in Gulfport, MS

The average salary for project management specialists in Gulfport, Mississippi is $94,600 a year ($45.48 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $84,200: half of the 520 people in this job in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. average for this job ($110,740).

$94,600average per year

$45.48 / hourMedian $84,200Take-home ≈ $72,329

  • $50K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $84KMedian
  • $118K75th
  • $147K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

520people in this job
-15%vs U.S. average
#1 of 3Mississippi metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Project Management Specialists pay range in Gulfport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,430 a year or less, while the top 10% make $146,890 or more. The middle half of project management specialists in Gulfport earn between $62,850 and $117,760.

  • $50K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $84KMedian
  • $118K75th
  • $147K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$94,600$7,883$45.48
Median$84,200$7,017$40.48
Entry level (25th percentile)$62,850$5,238$30.22
Experienced (75th percentile)$117,760$9,813$56.62

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Project Management Specialists pay in Gulfport vs. Mississippi and the U.S.

Project management specialists in Gulfport earn 5% more than the Mississippi average ($89,910) and 15% less than the U.S. average ($110,740). At the median the gap is -18% against the U.S. median of $102,320.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Gulfport$94,600$84,200$50,430$146,890520
Mississippi$89,910$78,870$50,840$140,1404,320
United States$110,740$102,320$61,580$167,9701,066,670

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Project Management Specialists salary after taxes in Gulfport

On the average salary of $94,600, a single filer in Gulfport takes home about $72,329 a year, or $6,027 a month and $2,782 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Gulfport a good place for project management specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Gulfport area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.0), so the average $94,600 buys what about $105,104 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Gulfport ($43,470). A typical home costs $224,666, or 2.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Project Management Specialists salary in other Mississippi cities

Gulfport ranks 1st of 3 Mississippi metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Project Management Specialists salaries in Mississippi

Highest-paying cities for project management specialists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($146,170).

Project Management Specialists salary by city

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Project Management Specialists salary in Gulfport: questions

How much do project management specialists make an hour in Gulfport?

$45.48 an hour on average, and $40.48 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level project management specialists salary in Gulfport?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,430 a year and the 25th percentile is $62,850, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the project management specialists take-home pay in Gulfport?

About $72,329 a year ($6,027 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $94,600.

Do project management specialists earn more in Gulfport than elsewhere?

The average here is 15% less than the U.S. average for this job ($110,740).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-1082; area Gulfport-Biloxi, MS (25060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.48, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.48).

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