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Airfield Operations Specialists pay in Kentucky and Mississippi
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Airfield Operations Specialists is $123,290 per year in Kentucky. It is $44,290 per year in Mississippi. Kentucky is 178.4% above Mississippi on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 53-2022 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 290 wage and salary jobs in Kentucky and Not published in Mississippi. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings