Mechatronics technician salary in Mississippi (2026)

How much does a mechatronics technician make in Mississippi?

The spread in Mississippi is tighter than the national one. Nationally the gap from the 25th to the 75th percentile runs from $59,780 to $88,540, a range of almost $29,000. In Mississippi that same middle band is compressed into $66,590 to $75,820, barely $9,000 wide. That tells you the state's technicians are paid fairly uniformly, which usually happens when most of the jobs sit at a few large employers running similar pay scales rather than a broad mix of small shops.

The location quotient of 0.56 is the number to sit with. It means mechatronics and electro-mechanical work is about half as common here, per job, as it is across the country. With only 70 positions statewide, openings are rare and tend to appear when a big plant expands a line or backfills a retirement. The 10th percentile of $46,780 likely reflects newer techs or maintenance roles still building toward full automation duties, while the $89,110 at the top decile goes to senior controls and robotics specialists at the auto plants.

Mississippi mechatronics salary: BLS vs Salary.com vs Indeed

The three sources disagree by a lot for Mississippi. BLS puts the median at $71,420, Salary.com models an average near $52,358, and Indeed reports an average of $28.82 an hour (about $59,946 a year) from 22 posted salaries. The reason is what each one measures. BLS surveys employers directly and captures experienced, full-time technicians already on payroll. Salary.com builds a modeled figure from HR benchmark data and tends to run conservative for specialized trades in smaller states. Indeed averages whatever job postings advertise, which skews toward entry and mid-level openings and can wobble with a small, changing sample.

The Indeed figure rests on 22 reported salaries, a modest sample, so treat it as a rough read on advertised starting pay rather than the going rate for an experienced tech. When you sit down to negotiate, anchor to the BLS median of $71,420. It is the employer-reported number for people already doing the job, and in Mississippi it is close enough to the national median that you should not accept a lowball tied to the Salary.com estimate.

Mechatronics technician pay by metro area in Mississippi

Indeed shows one Mississippi metro with enough data to report: Gulfport, at about $59,793 a year. That sits below the statewide BLS median, which makes sense because coast-area postings lean toward general maintenance and building automation rather than the heavy plant-floor robotics work that pushes pay higher. It is a single-metro read, so don't over-weight it, but it is a fair signal that advertised pay on the coast trails the industrial corridors up north.

How Mississippi compares with nearby states

Inside the South, Mississippi's $71,420 median holds up well. It beats regional neighbors like Georgia ($68,720) and Alabama ($66,660) and lands just under Louisiana ($75,410) and Florida ($75,450). So even though the state has few of these jobs, the ones that exist pay competitively for the region. The catch is volume: Florida carries around 500 of these positions and Texas about 1,800, while Mississippi has roughly 70, so nearby states offer far more places to land a role.

Who hires mechatronics technicians in Mississippi

The state's automation demand centers on its two big auto plants. Nissan's Canton assembly plant builds the Altima and related models and runs resident automation and maintenance technician roles supporting its robotics and material-handling systems. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi in Blue Springs (TMMMS) is the other anchor, with skilled maintenance and controls work on its assembly and stamping lines.

Both plants and their staffing partners hire for the plant-floor skills that define this occupation: PLC troubleshooting, robotics, hydraulics, and electrical systems. If you are targeting the higher end of the Mississippi pay range, the automotive corridor around Canton and Blue Springs is where the senior controls roles concentrate.

How to earn more as a mechatronics technician in Mississippi

Stack the certifications the plants screen for

The auto plants filter maintenance and automation candidates on concrete skills: PLC programming, robotics, and industrial electrical work. Adding recognized credentials in those areas is the fastest way to move from the $66,590 lower-middle band toward the $75,820 top of the middle 50% and beyond. Our certifications guide walks through which ones carry weight with employers hiring on the plant floor.

Look across the state line for volume

Mississippi pays well for the region but has only about 70 of these jobs. Louisiana ($75,410 median, roughly 120 jobs) and Florida ($75,450 median, around 500 jobs) both pay more and offer more openings. If you are mobile, a move into a neighboring state can mean a higher median and a much deeper pool of employers to negotiate against.

Aim for the controls and engineering track

The top decile in Mississippi hits $89,110, and that ceiling belongs to senior controls specialists, not general maintenance techs. Building toward a controls engineering role is how you clear the upper band. See how the technician path leads into it in our controls engineer guide, and use the mechatronics salary guide to map the steps between titles.

Sources & methodology

Figures on this page come from four independent datasets, retrieved 2026-07-14. Where they disagree, the disagreement is shown rather than averaged away; the source-comparison section explains why each number differs.

• BLS OEWS, SOC 17-3024, May 2025 national and state estimates (state file oesm25st.zip). Employer-reported, the authoritative baseline.
• Salary.com, Mechatronics Technician in Mississippi, as of July 1, 2026. HR-reported and modelled averages.
• Indeed, mechatronics technician salaries in Mississippi, based on 22 reported salaries. Posting-derived.
• Toyota Mississippi careers (Blue Springs)
• Nissan Canton manufacturing jobs (Yates Services)