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Mississippi Department of Marine Resources - Marine Patrol entry pay
What this agency pays a new officer to start, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Entry pay onlyEvery salary here is what an officer is paid on day one, out of the academy — base pay on a 40-hour week, with no overtime, shift differential, specialty or education pay counted. Nobody stays on it.
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources - Marine Patrol starts at $45,000 a year — about $21.63 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $23,390 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $19,998 below the median for state agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Mississippi run about 13% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $51,752 would somewhere at average prices — $6,752 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 56 against a national average of 100, where goods are 96. Based on state-wide price levels, because this agency is not tied to a single metro area, from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024. The salary above is what the employer publishes; this line is our arithmetic on it, and nothing on this site is ranked on it.
About Mississippi Department of Marine Resources - Marine Patrol
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources manages marine life, public-trust wetlands, adjacent uplands and waterfront areas on the Gulf Coast. Its enforcement officers patrol coastal marshes, wetlands and state coastal waters and enforce commercial and recreational harvesting, wetlands, seafood, litter and boating-safety laws.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. employer-controlled State of Mississippi NEOGOV Law Enforcement Officer I posting — open the source document
Their source is effective 4 August 2026.
Entry-level base salary only. Overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift
differentials, locality pay and lateral rates are excluded, so most officers earn more
than this.
How this level compares
Where Mississippi Department of Marine Resources - Marine Patrol sits is partly about the agency and partly about which level of policing it belongs to. The three levels do not pay the same.
| Level | Lowest | Median | Highest | Agencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal | $35,006 | $71,287 | $163,619 | 1046 |
| County | $36,492 | $65,374 | $132,263 | 416 |
| Special jurisdiction | $31,200 | $60,195 | $107,954 | 69 |
| State | $33,994 | $64,998 | $102,692 | 143 |
| Federal | $70,477 | $73,502 | $86,530 | 5 |
| Territory | $16,640 | $28,236 | $43,354 | 9 |
Federal agencies pay the most to start
The middle federal agency starts at $73,502 — about $2,200 more than the middle municipal agency and about $8,100 more than the middle county agency and about $13,300 more than the middle special jurisdiction agency and about $8,500 more than the middle state agency and about $45,300 more than the middle territory agency. Mississippi Department of Marine Resources - Marine Patrol starts at $45,000, so $19,998 below the state middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Mississippi Department of Marine Resources - Marine Patrol officer make?
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources - Marine Patrol starts a new officer on $45,000 a year, about $21.63 an hour on a 2,080-hour year. That is base salary before overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift differentials and locality pay, so most serving officers earn more. The figure comes from employer-controlled State of Mississippi NEOGOV Law Enforcement Officer I posting.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Mississippi?
It ranks #8 of 8 agencies we have verified in Mississippi — 0 pay less, 7 pay more in the state — and #1,631 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $23,390 below, and against other state agencies $19,998 below.
Compare with another department
Put Mississippi Department of Marine Resources - Marine Patrol side by side with any other agency on the site — the two salaries, what each is worth once local prices are counted, and which comes out ahead.
The agencies either side of it
Other agencies in MS
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Mississippi | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southaven Police Department | Municipal | 150 | $61,982 | +$16,982 | #1,157 |
| 2 | Hattiesburg Police Department | Municipal | 92 | $55,000 | +$10,000 | #1,431 |
| 3 | Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol | State | 397 | $54,000 | +$9,000 | #1,469 |
| 4 | Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics | State | — | $54,000 | +$9,000 | #1,470 |
| 5 | Mississippi Department of Revenue - Alcoholic Beverage Control Bureau of Enforcement | State | — | $50,000 | +$5,000 | #1,567 |
| 6 | Biloxi Police Department | Municipal | 122 | $48,300 | +$3,300 | #1,594 |
| 7 | Mississippi Capitol Police | State | — | $46,700 | +$1,700 | #1,611 |
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