Pediatrics Physician Salary in Mississippi (2026)
A Pediatrics physician practicing in Mississippi can expect a base salary inside the national Pediatrics band of $215K to $305K, with the median tracking close to $245K. The Mississippi variation on that number is driven mostly by anchor-employer comp structure in Jackson, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Tupelo, Biloxi and by shortage-area incentive stacking outside those metros — not by Mississippi cost-of-living alone.
Pediatrics compensation snapshot for Mississippi
- Typical Mississippi base range
- $215K – $305K (national median $245K)
- National demand signal
- high
- Top Mississippi hiring metros
- Jackson, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Tupelo, Biloxi
- Mississippi HPSA / shortage posture
- Nearly the entire state outside Jackson carries HPSA designations; J-1 waivers heavily used
- Primary board
- American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
Where Pediatrics offers land highest in Mississippi
Mississippi runs one of the most acute physician-shortage markets in the United States, anchored by University of Mississippi Medical Center, North Mississippi Health Services, Forrest General, and a deep rural network. For Pediatrics, the highest-comp Mississippi opportunities I see are typically not in the urban core of Jackson — they sit in rural and HPSA-designated counties where the same Pediatrics role carries a 10-25% base premium plus signing bonuses of $30K-$100K and loan repayment of $50K-$200K layered on top of base. That stacking can push an Mississippi Pediatrics offer comfortably above the $305K national ceiling in year-one total cash.
Mississippi incentive programs that boost Pediatrics take-home
The Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program is one of the more aggressive state-level rural physician pipeline programs in the country. The Mississippi State Loan Repayment Program supports primary care, behavioral health, and dental providers in HPSA sites. The Mississippi Conrad State 30 J-1 waiver program is competitive and consistently filled. NHSC loan repayment is broadly used across rural FQHCs throughout the state. For Pediatrics specifically, these federal and state programs frequently add the equivalent of $30K-$60K per year of pre-tax value over the first three years of service.
How I benchmark a Pediatrics offer in Mississippi
When a Pediatrics candidate sends me an Mississippi offer, I check three things in order: (1) where the base lands inside the $215K–$305K band relative to MGMA regional percentiles, (2) the wRVU conversion factor and ramp/threshold structure, and (3) the call burden and stipend. Mississippi's licensing pace also matters for ramp timing: The Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure licenses with a typical timeline of 60-120 days for US-trained physicians.
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Email hire@physicianrecruitment.com for a written Mississippi Pediatrics compensation review of any offer you've received, at no cost. We benchmark against MGMA/AMGA percentiles and the active Mississippi Pediatrics pipeline we're working in real time.