Mississippi · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Mississippi

The median web designer wage in Mississippi is $23.34 an hour, 53% below the US median. A freelancer there should charge about $30–$45 an hour — $550–$800 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$550–$800

About 18 hours at $30–$45 an hour, the freelance rate in Mississippi. Plus $35–$65 a month for hosting and updates.

Web design rates in Mississippi

Web designer pay in Mississippi

Median web designer wage
$23.34/hr
$48,500 a year
Freelance rate
$30–$45
an hour, estimated
Rank among states
49th
of 49 with published data
MississippiMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers——190
Web and digital interface designers$23.34$30.12230

A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for Mississippi.

What to charge for a website in Mississippi

At $30–$45 an hour. Price the job, not the hours: quote the project, and use these to check you are not working for less than a Mississippi employee would.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$500–$750$35–$65
Five-page business site$550–$800$35–$65
Five pages with online booking$650–$1,000$35–$65
Eight pages, copy written for them$1,150–$1,750$35–$65
Small online shop$950–$1,400$35–$65

Prices for a particular business — a restaurant, a dentist, a plumber — are in website cost by business.

States with similar rates

Web design rates in Mississippi's metro areas

BLS publishes figures for 2 metro areas in Mississippi:

  • Jackson — $39.98 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Gulfport — $33.55 an hour (median web designer wage)

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Mississippi?+

The median web designer wage in Mississippi is $23.34 an hour, about $48,500 a year (BLS, May 2025).

How much do freelance web designers charge in Mississippi?+

About $30–$45 an hour: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in Mississippi?+

A five-page small-business website built by a Mississippi freelancer costs about $550–$800, plus $35–$65 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Mississippi?+

BLS counts 190 employed web developers and 230 web and digital interface designers in Mississippi. Freelancers are not included.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.