Statewide pay Government data
Maintenance technicians in Mississippi earn a statewide median of $44,350 a year, 8% below the typical U.S. metro, ranking #46 of 50 states and DC. About 14,550 people work in the trade statewide.
Statewide pay range
States ranked near Mississippi
See all states on the maintenance technician overview.
Pay by city Government data
BLS publishes maintenance technician pay for 3 Mississippi metros: Gulfport, Jackson and Hattiesburg.
| Metro | Median pay | Real pay | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| GulfportMISSISSIPPI · MS | $46,240 | $51,374 | 1,890 |
| JacksonMISSISSIPPI · MS | $44,890 | $50,411 | 3,310 |
| HattiesburgMISSISSIPPI · MS | $38,810 | $44,287 | 850 |
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate
Pay outside the cities Government data
BLS also reports pay for Mississippi's rural (nonmetropolitan) regions.
BLS OEWS nonmetropolitan areas, May 2025.
The job (national)
Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.
Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4.2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 148,700 openings a year. Typical training: moderate-term on-the-job training.
Nationally, maintenance technicians have 212 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 2.5× the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is being struck by or caught in objects and equipment.
What the work is like Government data
How often maintenance technicians deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.
Getting started usually takes medium preparation (vocational training or an apprenticeship, often 1–2+ years).
O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.
Where to train in Mississippi Government data
10 schools in Mississippi offer heavy and industrial equipment maintenance programs below the bachelor's level. Many people in this trade learn through an apprenticeship instead; a program can shorten it or get you hired as a helper.
| School | Credential | Yearly cost | Recent grads | First-year pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS · Public | Associate degree | $10,642 | 22 | $68,459 |
| Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS · Public | Certificate | $10,642 | 22 | — |
| Coahoma Community College Clarksdale, MS · Public | Certificate | $8,928 | 15 | — |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS · Public | Certificate | $11,015 | 13 | — |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS · Public | Certificate | $14,208 | 6 | — |
| Meridian Community College Meridian, MS · Public | Certificate | $14,127 | 5 | — |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS · Public | Associate degree | $11,015 | 5 | — |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville, MS · Public | Associate degree | $14,764 | 5 | — |
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (data updated October 2026). Cost is the school's average yearly cost of attendance before financial aid; earnings are the median for graduates one year after finishing, shown only where the school has enough graduates to publish. “—” means not published.
Licensing in Mississippi Official source
The main state licensing office in Mississippi is the Mississippi State Board of Contractors. It can point you to the right license for maintenance technicians.
Official Mississippi licensing site ↗
Requirements for maintenance technicians vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.
Union membership
In 2025, 4.2% of wage and salary workers in Mississippi were union members, below the U.S. rate of about 10% (#44 of 51 states and D.C.), and 7.3% were covered by a union contract. These figures cover all jobs in the state, not only maintenance technicians.
BLS Union Members, 2025 (Current Population Survey), table 5.
Cities in Mississippi
All trades in Mississippi.