Mississippi energy profile

Manufacturing energy costs in Mississippi

As of Apr 2026, industrial electricity in Mississippi runs 7.46 cents per kWh. That is 13.9% cheaper than the U.S. average and places the state 15 of 51 nationally.

Current prices in Mississippi

  • Industrial electricity: 7.46 cents per kWh (Apr 2026, EIA).
  • Commercial electricity, the rate a warehouse or distribution center in Mississippi typically pays: 14.12 cents per kWh.
  • Industrial natural gas: 5.99 per Mcf (Apr 2026), 22.2% above the national average.
  • Just below Mississippi on the price ladder: Idaho at 7.27, Kentucky at 7.3, South Carolina at 7.45 cents. Just above: Nevada at 7.58, North Carolina at 7.73, Alabama at 7.84 cents.

What the rate does to operating cost

  • A 10 kW machine running a 4,000 hour year costs about 2,984 in electricity at Mississippi rates versus 3,464 at the national average; at 50 kW the gap is 14,920 versus 17,320, and at 200 kW it is 59,680 versus 69,280.
  • Energy is a genuine competitive advantage here: energy-intensive steps like heat treating, melting, and drying carry meaningfully lower unit cost in Mississippi than in most of the country, which strengthens make-versus-buy cases for keeping those operations in-house.

What factory labor pays in Mississippi

  • Industrial production managers: $57.05/hr median in Mississippi versus $60.61 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial engineers: $46.07/hr median in Mississippi versus $49.25 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Production supervisors: $33.04/hr median in Mississippi versus $35.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Tool and die makers: $27.87/hr median in Mississippi versus $30.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial machinery mechanics: $27.77/hr median in Mississippi versus $31.02 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Machinists: $26.71/hr median in Mississippi versus $28.24 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Mississippi employs about 138,000 manufacturing workers as of May 2026 (BLS).

Sources and update cadence

  • Prices come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and refresh automatically when the agency publishes; this page also archives each month's Mississippi observation so the local price history deepens over time.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.