Jury Pay by State

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Jury duty pay in Mississippi

Set by the county board of supervisors at not less than $25 nor more than $40 a day1

Amount varies by county within the state range.

Your rights as a juror

Mileage
Mileage as authorized in Section 25-3-411
Postponing or being excused
The court may excuse jurors for illness with a physician certificate, undue hardship or breastfeeding. Hardship requests are decided by the scheduled appearance date2
Many counties pay more than the state minimum, and your summons usually says what you will be paid. If something here is not covered, your summons or the court clerk can tell you.

Sources

  1. Miss. Code 25-7-61, FindLaw (secondary), checked 1 November 2026
  2. Miss. Code 13-5-23, FindLaw (secondary), checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a copy of the law we used because the official site could not be read.