Field Operator Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Field Operator make in Mississippi?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Field Operator in Mississippi is $56,747 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

However, a Field Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $67,695
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,995 to $62,478
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,668

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Field Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$62,478	$5,206	$1,201	$30
Average	$56,747	$4,729	$1,091	$27
25th Percentile	$51,995	$4,333	$1,000	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Field Operator Salaries

A Field Operator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Field Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Field Operator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $56,255
Early Career (1-2 years): $62,992
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $77,482
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $85,579
Expert (over 8 years): $100,989

Levels	Salary
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$56,255
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$62,992
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$77,482
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$85,579
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$100,989

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How Do Field Operator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Field Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,438.
California: $70,170.
Massachusetts: $69,235.

District of Columbia $70,438 California $70,170 Massachusetts $69,235 Washington $68,981 New Jersey $68,955 Alaska $68,866 Connecticut $67,988 New York $67,632

Hawaii $66,493 Rhode Island $65,959 Maryland $65,596 Minnesota $65,100 Colorado $64,909 Illinois $64,846 Oregon $64,604 Delaware $64,426

New Hampshire $64,314 Virginia $64,063 Pennsylvania $63,332 Nevada $62,963 North Dakota $62,842 Michigan $62,651 Wisconsin $62,581 Vermont $62,441

Texas $62,053 Maine $62,027 Arizona $61,989 Ohio $61,945 Georgia $61,359 Indiana $61,067 Wyoming $61,010 Utah $60,920

Iowa $60,882 Kansas $60,577 Louisiana $60,488 North Carolina $60,456 Missouri $60,443 Florida $60,195 Montana $60,062 Nebraska $59,934

Kentucky $59,864 South Carolina $59,610 Tennessee $59,451 Idaho $59,387 New Mexico $58,923 Oklahoma $58,821 Alabama $58,446 South Dakota $57,816

Arkansas $57,472 West Virginia $57,288 Mississippi $56,734

Top Paying Cities for Field Operators

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Hillsboro: $55,990
Holly Bluff: $55,984
Kosciusko: $55,990

Hillsboro, MS $55,990 Holly Bluff, MS $55,984 Kosciusko, MS $55,990 Lake, MS $55,990 Lena, MS $55,990 Lexington, MS $55,984 Lorman, MS $56,047 Louise, MS $55,984

Ludlow, MS $55,990 Mc Adams, MS $55,990 Mc Cool, MS $53,668 Madden, MS $55,990 Madison, MS $56,486 Magee, MS $55,990 Mayersville, MS $55,984 Mendenhall, MS $55,990

Midnight, MS $55,984 Mize, MS $55,990 Morton, MS $55,990 Mount Olive, MS $55,990 Natchez, MS $55,220 Newhebron, MS $55,990 Pattison, MS $55,990 Pelahatchie, MS $56,066

Pickens, MS $55,990 Piney Woods, MS $56,448 Pinola, MS $55,990 Port Gibson, MS $55,990 Puckett, MS $55,990 Pulaski, MS $55,990 Raleigh, MS $55,990 Raymond, MS $56,410

Redwood, MS $55,990 Ridgeland, MS $56,563 Rolling Fork, MS $55,984 Sallis, MS $55,990 Sandhill, MS $56,257 Satartia, MS $55,990 Sharon, MS $55,990 Sibley, MS $57,568

Silver City, MS $55,984 Star, MS $56,448 Taylorsville, MS $55,990 Tchula, MS $55,984 Terry, MS $56,372 Thomastown, MS $55,990 Tinsley, MS $55,990 Tougaloo, MS $56,563

Utica, MS $55,990 Vaiden, MS $55,214 Valley Park, MS $55,990 Vaughan, MS $55,990 Vicksburg, MS $55,990 Walnut Grove, MS $55,990 Washington, MS $57,568 Wesson, MS $55,990

West, MS $55,984 Whitfield, MS $56,448 Yazoo City, MS $55,990 Jackson, MS $56,563 Pearl, MS $56,563 Richland, MS $56,563 Flowood, MS $56,563 Byram, MS $56,563

Lula, MS $59,146 Lyon, MS $57,561 Marks, MS $59,146 Michigan City, MS $59,146 Mount Pleasant, MS $59,146 Myrtle, MS $59,146 Nesbit, MS $59,355 New Albany, MS $56,404

Olive Branch, MS $59,355 Oxford, MS $59,146 Pope, MS $59,146 Potts Camp, MS $59,146 Red Banks, MS $59,146 Ripley, MS $56,747 Robinsonville, MS $59,146 Sarah, MS $59,146

Sardis, MS $59,146 Senatobia, MS $59,146 Sherard, MS $55,984 Sledge, MS $59,146 Southaven, MS $59,502 Taylor, MS $59,146 Tiplersville, MS $59,146 Tula, MS $56,404

Tunica, MS $59,146 University, MS $59,146 Victoria, MS $59,146 Walls, MS $59,445 Walnut, MS $56,747 Waterford, MS $59,146 Greenville, MS $56,556 Alligator, MS $55,984

Anguilla, MS $56,022 Arcola, MS $56,556 Avon, MS $56,556 Benoit, MS $55,984 Beulah, MS $55,984 Boyle, MS $55,984 Chatham, MS $56,365 Cleveland, MS $55,984

Doddsville, MS $55,984 Drew, MS $55,984 Parchman, MS $55,984 Dublin, MS $55,984 Duncan, MS $55,984 Glen Allan, MS $56,251 Grace, MS $56,060 Gunnison, MS $55,984

Hollandale, MS $56,480 Holly Ridge, MS $56,098 Indianola, MS $56,060 Inverness, MS $56,022 Isola, MS $56,060 Leland, MS $56,556 Merigold, MS $55,984 Metcalfe, MS $56,518

Moorhead, MS $55,984 Mound Bayou, MS $55,984 Pace, MS $55,984 Panther Burn, MS $56,289 Rena Lara, MS $55,984 Rome, MS $55,984 Rosedale, MS $55,984 Ruleville, MS $55,984

Scott, MS $56,136 Shaw, MS $55,984 Shelby, MS $55,984 Stoneville, MS $56,556 Sunflower, MS $55,984 Wayside, MS $56,556 Winstonville, MS $55,984 Winterville, MS $56,556

Tupelo, MS $53,668 Algoma, MS $53,668 Amory, MS $53,668 Baldwyn, MS $54,349 Becker, MS $53,668 Belden, MS $53,668 Belmont, MS $54,349 Blue Springs, MS $53,668

Booneville, MS $54,349 Burnsville, MS $54,349 Corinth, MS $54,349 Dennis, MS $54,349 Derma, MS $53,668 Ecru, MS $53,668 Fulton, MS $53,668 Gattman, MS $53,668

Glen, MS $54,349 Abbeville, MS $59,146 Arkabutla, MS $59,146 Ashland, MS $59,146 Batesville, MS $59,146 Belen, MS $59,146 Blue Mountain, MS $59,146 Byhalia, MS $59,146

Clarksdale, MS $57,561 Coahoma, MS $59,146 Coldwater, MS $59,146 Como, MS $59,146 Courtland, MS $59,146 Crenshaw, MS $59,146 Crowder, MS $59,146 Darling, MS $59,146

Dumas, MS $54,349 Dundee, MS $59,146 Etta, MS $59,146 Falcon, MS $59,146 Falkner, MS $56,747 Farrell, MS $57,561 Friars Point, MS $59,146 Hernando, MS $59,203

Hickory Flat, MS $59,146 Holly Springs, MS $59,146 Horn Lake, MS $59,470 Independence, MS $59,146 Jonestown, MS $59,146 Lake Cormorant, MS $59,292 Lamar, MS $59,146 Stennis Space Center, MS $56,359

Diamondhead, MS $55,710 Biloxi, MS $56,384 Diberville, MS $56,384 Escatawpa, MS $56,124 Gautier, MS $56,124 Hurley, MS $55,742 Kiln, MS $55,647 Lakeshore, MS $56,448

Long Beach, MS $55,939 Mc Henry, MS $55,647 Moss Point, MS $56,124 Ocean Springs, MS $56,384 Vancleave, MS $56,384 Pascagoula, MS $56,124 Pass Christian, MS $55,901 Pearlington, MS $57,097

Perkinston, MS $55,583 Saucier, MS $55,876 Waveland, MS $55,596 Wiggins, MS $55,589 Brookhaven, MS $55,990 Bogue Chitto, MS $55,990 Bude, MS $57,949 Centreville, MS $59,915

Chatawa, MS $59,915 Crosby, MS $59,915 Fernwood, MS $59,915 Gloster, MS $59,915 Jayess, MS $55,990 Kokomo, MS $55,723 Liberty, MS $59,915 Mc Call Creek, MS $55,990

Mccomb, MS $57,949 Magnolia, MS $59,915 Meadville, MS $57,949 Monticello, MS $55,990 Oak Vale, MS $55,990 Osyka, MS $59,915 Roxie, MS $57,949 Ruth, MS $55,990

Silver Creek, MS $55,990 Smithdale, MS $57,949 Sontag, MS $55,990 Summit, MS $57,949 Tylertown, MS $57,848 Union Church, MS $55,990 Woodville, MS $59,915 Columbus, MS $54,241

Aberdeen, MS $53,859 Ackerman, MS $53,668 Artesia, MS $54,088 Bellefontaine, MS $53,668 Brooksville, MS $53,783 Caledonia, MS $54,126 Cedarbluff, MS $53,783 Crawford, MS $53,897

Eupora, MS $53,668 French Camp, MS $53,668 Hamilton, MS $53,935 Kilmichael, MS $53,668 Maben, MS $53,668 Mantee, MS $53,668 Mathiston, MS $53,668 Mayhew, MS $54,241

Montpelier, MS $53,668 Pheba, MS $53,668 Prairie, MS $53,821 Starkville, MS $53,821 Mississippi State, MS $53,859 Steens, MS $54,241 Stewart, MS $53,668 Sturgis, MS $53,668

Walthall, MS $53,668 Weir, MS $53,668 West Point, MS $54,202 Woodland, MS $53,668 Thaxton, MS $53,668 Tishomingo, MS $54,349 Toccopola, MS $53,668 Trebloc, MS $53,668

Tremont, MS $54,005 Van Vleet, MS $53,668 Vardaman, MS $53,668 Verona, MS $53,668 Wheeler, MS $54,349 Grenada, MS $54,826 Banner, MS $53,668 Big Creek, MS $53,668

Bruce, MS $53,668 Calhoun City, MS $53,668 Carrollton, MS $55,984 Cascilla, MS $55,984 Charleston, MS $57,561 Coffeeville, MS $53,668 Coila, MS $55,984 Cruger, MS $55,984

Duck Hill, MS $54,826 Elliott, MS $54,826 Enid, MS $59,146 Glendora, MS $55,984 Gore Springs, MS $53,668 Greenwood, MS $55,984 Holcomb, MS $55,984 Itta Bena, MS $55,984

Mc Carley, MS $55,984 Minter City, MS $55,984 Money, MS $55,984 Morgan City, MS $55,984 North Carrollton, MS $55,984 Oakland, MS $57,561 Paris, MS $56,404 Philipp, MS $55,984

Pittsboro, MS $53,668 Schlater, MS $55,984 Scobey, MS $57,561 Sidon, MS $55,984 Slate Spring, MS $53,668 Sumner, MS $55,984 Swan Lake, MS $55,984 Swiftown, MS $55,984

Tie Plant, MS $54,826 Tillatoba, MS $57,561 Tippo, MS $55,984 Tutwiler, MS $55,984 Vance, MS $55,984 Water Valley, MS $59,146 Webb, MS $55,984 Winona, MS $54,826

Belzoni, MS $55,984 Benton, MS $55,990 Bentonia, MS $55,990 Bolton, MS $56,334 Brandon, MS $56,524 Braxton, MS $56,066 Camden, MS $55,990 Canton, MS $56,028

Carthage, MS $55,990 Cary, MS $55,984 Clinton, MS $56,563 Conehatta, MS $55,990 Crystal Springs, MS $56,028 Delta City, MS $56,136 D Lo, MS $55,990 Durant, MS $55,990

Edwards, MS $56,028 Ethel, MS $53,668 Fayette, MS $55,990 Flora, MS $56,257 Pocahontas, MS $56,563 Florence, MS $56,524 Meridian, MS $55,990 Bailey, MS $53,668

Buckatunna, MS $57,460 Chunky, MS $55,990 Clara, MS $57,460 Collinsville, MS $54,826 Daleville, MS $53,668 Decatur, MS $55,990 De Kalb, MS $53,668 Enterprise, MS $55,990

Hickory, MS $55,990 Lauderdale, MS $55,984 Lawrence, MS $55,990 Little Rock, MS $55,990 Louin, MS $55,990 Louisville, MS $53,668 Macon, MS $53,668 Marion, MS $55,984

Newton, MS $55,990 Noxapater, MS $53,668 Pachuta, MS $55,990 Paulding, MS $55,990 Philadelphia, MS $54,826 Porterville, MS $55,984 Preston, MS $53,668 Quitman, MS $55,990

Rose Hill, MS $55,990 Scooba, MS $53,668 Sebastopol, MS $55,990 Shubuta, MS $56,722 Shuqualak, MS $53,668 State Line, MS $57,460 Stonewall, MS $55,990 Toomsuba, MS $55,984

Union, MS $55,990 Vossburg, MS $55,990 Waynesboro, MS $57,460 Hattiesburg, MS $55,589 Bassfield, MS $55,990 Bay Springs, MS $55,990 Beaumont, MS $55,589 Brooklyn, MS $55,577

Carriere, MS $55,545 Carson, MS $55,990 Collins, MS $55,990 Columbia, MS $55,723 Eastabuchie, MS $55,723 Ellisville, MS $55,901 Heidelberg, MS $55,990 Laurel, MS $55,990

Leakesville, MS $57,460 Lucedale, MS $56,315 Lumberton, MS $55,367 Mc Lain, MS $55,723 Mc Neill, MS $55,487 Moselle, MS $55,723 Moss, MS $55,990 Neely, MS $56,047

New Augusta, MS $55,589 Nicholson, MS $56,404 Ovett, MS $56,047 Petal, MS $55,589 Picayune, MS $56,092 Poplarville, MS $55,526 Prentiss, MS $55,990 Purvis, MS $55,589

Richton, MS $56,047 Sandersville, MS $55,990 Sandy Hook, MS $55,589 Seminary, MS $55,990 Soso, MS $55,990 Stringer, MS $55,990 Sumrall, MS $55,723 Foxworth, MS $55,990

Gulfport, MS $55,939 Bay Saint Louis, MS $56,219 Plantersville, MS $53,668 Pontotoc, MS $53,668 Randolph, MS $53,668 Rienzi, MS $54,349 Saltillo, MS $54,005 Shannon, MS $53,668

Sherman, MS $53,668 Smithville, MS $53,668 Golden, MS $54,349 Greenwood Springs, MS $53,668 Guntown, MS $54,005 Houlka, MS $53,668 Houston, MS $53,668 Iuka, MS $54,349

Mantachie, MS $54,005 Marietta, MS $54,349 Mooreville, MS $53,668 Nettleton, MS $53,668 New Site, MS $54,349 Okolona, MS $53,668 Lambert, MS $59,146 Forest, MS $55,990

Gallman, MS $55,990 Georgetown, MS $55,990 Goodman, MS $55,990 Harperville, MS $55,990 Harriston, MS $55,990 Harrisville, MS $56,028 Hazlehurst, MS $55,990 Hermanville, MS $55,990

Field Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Field Operator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$51,995

Average $56,747/year

$62,478

$4,333

Average $4,729/month

$5,206

$1,000

Average $1,091/week

$1,201

$25

Average $27/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$62,478	$5,206	$1,201	$30
Average	$56,747	$4,729	$1,091	$27
25th Percentile	$51,995	$4,333	$1,000	$25

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