Engineering Jobs in Mississippi

Engineering hiring in Mississippi: the current picture

There are 64 engineering openings in Mississippi. Employers added at least 18 new engineering postings in Mississippi in the past week — an unusually active market, with a fifth or more of all listings arriving in the last seven days.

Hiring is concentrated: Anduril Industries alone accounts for roughly 22% of open roles, with Northrop Grumman and Amazon Data Services next in line. Canton has the deepest pool (11 openings), followed by Jackson (8) and Ocean Springs (8). 1 listings are remote-eligible — a small slice (2%) of the market.

Posted pay in Mississippi runs below the national mix for engineering work: 48% of salaried postings here advertise $100K or more, versus 77% nationwide. The median posted salary is about $98,000 here, compared with roughly $134,000 across all states.

For context beyond current listings: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the average annual wage for architecture and engineering occupations in Mississippi at $89,000 (median $82,000) as of May 2025. Posted salaries on new openings here currently run above that benchmark. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.