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Salaries in Missouri: pay for 750 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Missouri had a median pay of $47,800 a year ($22.98 an hour) in May 2025, with 2,936,050 jobs counted. That is 6% below the national median of $50,980.

Highest median pay in Missouri

Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in Missouri, A to Z

OccupationMedian a yearMedian an hourJobs
Accountants and Auditors$76,590$36.8228,000
Actorsnot published$19.20450
Actuaries$129,220$62.13390
Acupuncturists$89,000$42.79not published
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$38,340$18.43190
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$129,670$62.34160
Administrative Services Managers$96,920$46.604,220
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$51,770$24.89620
Advertising Sales Agents$61,440$29.541,640
Advertising and Promotions Managers$81,520$39.19not published
Aerospace Engineers$130,680$62.83650
Agricultural Engineersnot publishednot published120
Agricultural Equipment Operators$46,490$22.35900
Agricultural Inspectors$46,220$22.22450
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$78,730not published210
Agricultural Technicians$54,060$25.99420
Air Traffic Controllers$122,200$58.75260
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$76,450$36.75100
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$71,470$34.361,700
Aircraft Service Attendants$36,610$17.60420
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$58,600$28.17460
Airfield Operations Specialists$40,360$19.41310
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$97,680not published120
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$29,790$14.328,080
Anesthesiologists$239,200 or more$115.00 or morenot published
Animal Caretakers$31,230$15.025,820
Animal Control Workers$41,760$20.08440
Animal Trainers$34,010$16.35250
Anthropologists and Archeologists$66,930$32.1880
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary$130,500not published160
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliatorsnot publishednot published70
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$98,490$47.352,150
Architectural and Civil Drafters$61,940$29.782,270
Architectural and Engineering Managers$157,800$75.872,250
Archivists$60,020$28.86150
Art Directors$100,940$48.53780
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$75,960not published1,450
Artists and Related Workers, All Other$63,130$30.35100
Athletes and Sports Competitors$172,700not published670
Athletic Trainers$58,660not published510
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$114,230$54.92160
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$102,200not published130
Audio and Video Technicians$50,680$24.371,370
Audiologists$99,450$47.81220
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$50,540$24.30580
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$60,540$29.114,350
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$47,060$22.63580
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,160$23.6317,210
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$38,130$18.331,150
Avionics Technicians$71,520$34.3990
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$30,800$14.81260
Bailiffs$44,040$21.17280
Bakers$35,130$16.894,190
Barbers$47,880$23.02580
Bartenders$30,090$14.4714,410
Bicycle Repairers$38,170$18.35180
Bill and Account Collectors$41,760$20.083,770
Billing and Posting Clerks$46,760$22.488,550
Biochemists and Biophysicists$79,550$38.25290
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$89,480$43.02160
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$80,970not published1,060
Biological Scientists, All Other$63,290$30.431,120
Biological Technicians$50,640$24.35620
Boilermakers$78,550$37.76100
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$47,990$23.0721,400
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$72,370$34.801,940
Bridge and Lock Tenders$74,110$35.6340
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$45,460$21.85470
Broadcast Technicians$41,600$20.00300
Brokerage Clerksnot publishednot published630
Budget Analysts$81,980$39.42520
Bus Drivers, School$46,880$22.548,970
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$60,660$29.161,860
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,360$28.546,780
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$80,420$38.6615,770
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$100,310not published1,720
Butchers and Meat Cutters$37,860$18.202,160
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$65,650$31.568,070
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$45,980$22.101,690
Calibration Technologists and Technicians$61,510$29.57280
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Filmnot publishednot published170
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$83,670$40.23420
Cardiologists$648,070$311.57150
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$73,680$35.43850
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$52,630not published240
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$59,640$28.671,630
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$59,300not published2,000
Cargo and Freight Agents$50,840$24.441,410
Carpenters$60,840$29.2514,410
Carpet Installers$63,960$30.75230
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$76,950$37.00170
Cashiers$30,520$14.6769,430
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$61,390$29.516,220
Chefs and Head Cooks$64,480$31.001,750
Chemical Engineers$102,320$49.19320
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$50,640$24.352,790
Chemical Plant and System Operators$55,470$26.67450
Chemical Technicians$68,550$32.96720
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$83,000not published460
Chemists$82,800$39.811,640
Chief Executives$172,320$82.852,550
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$48,520$23.339,620
Childcare Workers$30,790$14.8012,430
Chiropractors$65,090$31.29660
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$61,350$29.501,300
Civil Engineers$92,750$44.595,760
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$75,840$36.466,200
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$34,670$16.679,150
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$40,510$19.48200
Clergy$58,740$28.24920
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$60,300$28.997,670
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$99,410$47.79840
Coaches and Scouts$42,790not published4,730
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,580$22.883,860
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$51,490$24.76420
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$44,220$21.26570
Commercial Divers$63,030$30.30not published
Commercial Pilots$102,990not published670
Commercial and Industrial Designers$75,440$36.27270
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other$87,030$41.8450
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$71,830not published480
Community Health Workers$48,770$23.451,820
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$50,180$24.13930
Compensation and Benefits Managers$106,490$51.20250
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$74,260$35.701,670
Compliance Officers$67,270$32.347,000
Computer Hardware Engineers$103,980$49.99900
Computer Network Architects$103,130$49.583,360
Computer Network Support Specialists$72,780$34.993,910
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$51,000$24.521,500
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$78,130$37.56430
Computer Occupations, All Other$101,040$48.5814,340
Computer Programmers$90,420$43.471,520
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$90,770not published510
Computer Systems Analysts$92,060$44.267,730
Computer User Support Specialists$59,770$28.7413,510
Computer and Information Research Scientists$127,820$61.45230
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,460$76.6611,130
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$44,080$21.191,090
Concierges$33,280$16.00500
Conservation Scientists$63,130$30.35600
Construction Laborers$56,730$27.2817,050
Construction Managers$112,230$53.963,680
Construction and Building Inspectors$62,970$30.271,640
Continuous Mining Machine Operators$47,280$22.73920
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$77,650$37.33620
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$44,100$21.20290
Cooks, All Other$43,990$21.1570
Cooks, Fast Food$29,890$14.3755,780
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$34,900$16.7813,130
Cooks, Restaurant$36,940$17.7625,990
Cooks, Short Order$38,490$18.50not published
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders$53,940$25.94200
Correctional Officers and Jailers$42,620$20.496,670
Correspondence Clerks$43,400$20.8670
Cost Estimators$76,020$36.556,580
Costume Attendants$40,800$19.62110
Counselors, All Other$43,680$21.00130
Counter and Rental Clerks$37,920$18.234,880
Couriers and Messengers$41,410$19.911,060
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$72,500$34.86270
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$41,020$19.724,760
Craft Artists$61,780$29.70140
Crane and Tower Operators$58,450$28.10630
Credit Analysts$65,350$31.421,160
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$52,820$25.39180
Credit Counselors$30,580$14.70not published
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$70,500not published360
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$33,560$16.13150
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,840$23.48750
Curators$59,960$28.83260
Customer Service Representatives$44,190$21.2450,530
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$40,560$19.50110
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,930$24.491,120
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,310$23.233,240
Dancersnot published$22.51440
Data Entry Keyersnot publishednot published2,720
Data Scientists$97,090$46.684,730
Database Administrators$100,270$48.211,140
Database Architects$110,570$53.161,410
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$37,740$18.14610
Dental Assistants$45,970$22.106,760
Dental Hygienists$92,750$44.593,810
Dental Laboratory Technicians$46,870$22.53740
Dentists, All Other Specialists$230,130$110.6430
Dentists, General$204,960$98.542,440
Designers, All Other$48,320$23.23120
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$75,650$36.371,600
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$100,130$48.141,930
Dietetic Technicians$36,100$17.36290
Dietitians and Nutritionists$65,450$31.471,700
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$31,850$15.3111,590
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$52,980$25.4760
Disc Jockeys, Except Radionot published$15.83360
Dishwashers$32,150$15.467,200
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$51,410$24.714,340
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers$46,380$22.30not published
Drafters, All Other$61,990$29.80400
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,990$21.6380
Driver/Sales Workers$40,200$19.337,590
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$62,580$30.09550
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$51,530$24.77370
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$116,530not published150
Economists$117,010$56.26280
Editors$61,620$29.62880
Education Administrators, All Other$82,030$39.44360
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$100,400not published7,120
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$104,560$50.272,830
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$65,910not published1,140
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$47,940$23.051,060
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$45,790$22.02440
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$58,040$27.918,890
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$47,120$22.65220
Electrical Engineers$118,670$57.062,410
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$96,360$46.333,440
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$72,120$34.671,390
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$76,690$36.87420
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$81,220$39.05170
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$60,950$29.30590
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$96,850$46.56290
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$46,770$22.493,120
Electricians$65,410$31.4512,780
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$65,360$31.43230
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$38,760$18.6470
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$117,630$56.55740
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$50,910not published33,180
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$126,750$60.94450
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$42,850$20.604,130
Embalmers$66,490$31.97160
Emergency Management Directors$75,660$36.37310
Emergency Medical Technicians$42,160$20.272,800
Emergency Medicine Physicians$456,280$219.36not published
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$46,720$22.461,020
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondarynot publishednot published620
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$72,320$34.77590
Engineers, All Other$102,980$49.511,850
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$73,070not published1,040
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Othernot published$14.59410
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other$46,450$22.33140
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$83,620$40.20370
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Techniciansnot publishednot published180
Environmental Engineers$98,170$47.20510
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$83,210not published100
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$50,340$24.20380
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$61,050$29.351,380
Epidemiologists$66,890$32.16120
Etchers and Engravers$37,990$18.2780
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$56,760$27.29310
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$60,320$29.008,500
Exercise Physiologists$52,570$25.27160
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$36,450$17.525,060
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$64,040$30.79150
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,050$22.141,040
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$48,810$23.4670
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,470$22.821,040
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers$56,490$27.1650
Facilities Managers$100,380$48.261,920
Family Medicine Physicians$171,180$82.303,740
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$76,320not published110
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$51,330$24.68960
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$77,650$37.3360
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$36,280$17.442,600
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$32,950$15.841,310
Fashion Designersnot publishednot published200
Fast Food and Counter Workers$30,390$14.6129,360
Fence Erectors$43,290$20.81640
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$46,640$22.42240
File Clerks$38,400$18.461,000
Film and Video Editors$57,950$27.86380
Financial Clerks, All Other$52,400$25.19540
Financial Examiners$79,990$38.462,290
Financial Managers$143,460$68.9713,330
Financial Risk Specialists$100,620$48.381,070
Financial Specialists, All Other$75,800$36.442,710
Financial and Investment Analysts$98,420$47.324,430
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$49,820$23.95110
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$77,240$37.13110
Firefighters$49,080$23.606,580
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$87,520$42.0813,330
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$46,840$22.521,090
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$47,530$22.851,190
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$60,950$29.30430
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$75,970$36.531,950
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$37,400$17.9821,650
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$62,050$29.83370
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$45,660$21.953,130
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$48,710$23.421,760
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,470$37.2511,220
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$79,440$38.192,910
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$63,050$30.3122,360
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$43,720$21.021,600
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$94,440$45.413,490
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$73,210$35.2015,430
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$75,800$36.44160
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,860$22.5319,160
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$58,200$27.981,090
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$60,370$29.0210,500
Fish and Game Wardens$70,030$33.67150
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$54,710$26.30590
Floor Sanders and Finishers$48,540$23.34not published
Floral Designers$34,210$16.451,160
Food Batchmakers$45,690$21.962,280
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$42,160$20.27620
Food Preparation Workers$31,510$15.1513,650
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$28,600$13.75not published
Food Processing Workers, All Other$44,050$21.181,630
Food Science Technicians$59,570$28.64150
Food Scientists and Technologists$105,930$50.93390
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$31,840$15.317,490
Food Service Managers$65,520$31.501,600
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$43,460$20.891,030
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$76,110not published330
Forensic Science Technicians$62,750$30.17350
Forest and Conservation Technicians$33,920$16.31600
Forest and Conservation Workers$37,170$17.87120
Foresters$63,220$30.39120
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,820not published70
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$55,210$26.5460
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$61,480$29.56590
Fundraisers$63,860$30.701,670
Fundraising Managers$111,120$53.42not published
Funeral Attendants$39,270$18.88620
Funeral Home Managers$66,670$32.05560
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$49,470$23.78270
Furniture Finishers$46,220$22.22410
Gambling Cage Workers$36,560$17.58220
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$39,130$18.81210
Gambling Dealers$28,600$13.751,160
Gambling Managers$85,630$41.1770
Gambling Service Workers, All Other$35,510$17.0790
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$38,860$18.68230
Gas Plant Operators$87,820$42.22220
General Internal Medicine Physicians$216,570$104.12160
General and Operations Managers$79,300$38.12109,020
Genetic Counselors$83,980$40.3840
Geographers$102,040$49.0640
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$83,530not published40
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$83,390$40.09260
Glaziers$51,430$24.73630
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products$35,800$17.21530
Graphic Designers$56,750$27.284,500
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$47,360$22.77180
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,270$22.251,210
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$55,560$26.71not published
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$30,750$14.785,430
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$59,120$28.42370
Health Education Specialists$57,050$27.43not published
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$59,380$28.55930
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$130,490not published5,700
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,040$22.135,900
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$89,820$43.18250
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$112,260$53.97420
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$86,110$41.40450
Healthcare Social Workers$59,870$28.794,430
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$39,940$19.204,410
Hearing Aid Specialists$51,680$24.84210
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,980$23.07140
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$59,950$28.827,220
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,550$26.2347,760
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$51,630$24.82not published
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$63,720$30.64240
Helpers--Carpenters$32,420$15.5950
Helpers--Electricians$58,340$28.05380
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$37,110$17.84670
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$34,630$16.65280
Helpers--Production Workers$40,580$19.516,250
Helpers--Roofers$35,800$17.21not published
Highway Maintenance Workers$47,470$22.825,470
Historians$64,230$30.8850
History Teachers, Postsecondary$80,680not published360
Hoist and Winch Operators$47,510$22.8440
Home Appliance Repairers$48,530$23.33890
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$33,080$15.9094,810
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$29,130$14.008,510
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$34,560$16.624,400
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$47,960$23.061,090
Human Resources Managers$130,680$62.833,510
Human Resources Specialists$66,990$32.2117,650
Hydrologic Technicians$79,440$38.1940
Hydrologists$116,100$55.8250
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$62,440$30.021,220
Industrial Engineers$99,290$47.745,070
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$67,390$32.405,420
Industrial Production Managers$117,660$56.574,110
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$45,190$21.7311,470
Information Security Analysts$103,440$49.733,260
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$45,660$21.953,490
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$54,420$26.1712,480
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$52,000$25.002,390
Instructional Coordinators$72,080$34.663,110
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$56,040$26.94830
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$78,660$37.82830
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage$67,950$32.67190
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$46,010$22.124,510
Insurance Sales Agents$58,990$28.3610,030
Insurance Underwriters$80,040$38.482,130
Interior Designers$59,610$28.661,010
Interpreters and Translators$57,010$27.41440
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$38,940$18.723,470
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,900$17.2641,070
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$56,140$26.99490
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistratesnot publishednot published600
Judicial Law Clerks$66,060$31.76100
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$56,590not published2,300
Labor Relations Specialists$93,840$45.111,190
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,080$18.7943,050
Landscape Architects$76,670$36.86110
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$38,520$18.5218,310
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,950$23.53160
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$33,870$16.283,930
Lawyers$133,450$64.1611,560
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$38,560$18.543,310
Legal Support Workers, All Other$69,350$33.34370
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$58,700$28.222,970
Library Assistants, Clerical$33,760$16.231,610
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary$74,800not published60
Library Technicians$39,160$18.831,360
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,530$29.5814,700
Life Scientists, All Other$79,780$38.36190
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$50,410$24.242,100
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$29,260$14.073,100
Light Truck Drivers$45,500$21.8816,210
Lighting Technicians$41,900$20.1490
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$52,040$25.02100
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,170$22.685,080
Loan Officers$73,660$35.417,050
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$30,680$14.75540
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$50,140$24.11220
Locomotive Engineers$78,820$37.901,110
Lodging Managers$46,880$22.54170
Log Graders and Scalers$37,440$18.0060
Logging Equipment Operators$41,770$20.08140
Logisticians$78,350$37.673,440
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$46,580$22.391,280
Machinists$58,710$28.238,380
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$83,110$39.961,040
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$33,670$16.1915,360
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$38,110$18.321,140
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$63,720$30.632,180
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,370$23.2631,180
Management Analysts$97,270$46.7710,030
Managers, All Other$125,760$60.4611,420
Manicurists and Pedicurists$39,100$18.801,630
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers$55,390$26.6340
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$70,140$33.7214,890
Marketing Managers$130,550$62.766,550
Marriage and Family Therapists$60,440$29.06390
Massage Therapists$62,050$29.831,500
Material Moving Workers, All Other$38,570$18.54270
Materials Engineers$98,860$47.53300
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$74,640not published740
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$41,890$20.142,880
Mechanical Door Repairers$49,100$23.61590
Mechanical Drafters$66,350$31.90870
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$92,150$44.30800
Mechanical Engineers$99,330$47.754,870
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other$53,480$25.7170
Media and Communication Workers, All Other$63,720$30.6380
Medical Appliance Technicians$46,750$22.47350
Medical Assistants$40,440$19.4413,050
Medical Dosimetrists$129,610$62.3180
Medical Equipment Preparers$43,480$20.911,970
Medical Equipment Repairers$57,340$27.571,540
Medical Records Specialists$50,750$24.403,890
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$102,540$49.303,650
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$43,980$21.1412,260
Medical Transcriptionists$37,480$18.02310
Medical and Health Services Managers$104,370$50.1810,800
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$56,900$27.362,500
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$49,560$23.831,640
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$42,890$20.622,700
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$48,920$23.52210
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$55,480$26.67200
Meter Readers, Utilities$49,150$23.63330
Microbiologists$78,590$37.78140
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,310not published11,330
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,680$22.93350
Millwrights$66,480$31.96830
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineersnot publishednot published40
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,480$22.3532,850
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$45,090$21.68490
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,340$24.202,800
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$63,390$30.483,370
Models$34,610$16.64not published
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$46,380$22.30690
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,120$21.213,340
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$42,940$20.64790
Motion Picture Projectionists$29,140$14.01not published
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$32,330$15.541,400
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$43,580$20.95330
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$53,160$25.567,220
Museum Technicians and Conservators$49,170$23.64850
Music Directors and Composers$61,670$29.6560
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$47,220$22.70110
Musicians and Singersnot published$39.22620
Natural Sciences Managers$129,410$62.211,230
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$80,870$38.885,810
New Accounts Clerks$50,270$24.17590
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$46,920$22.56480
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$98,010$47.12360
Nuclear Technicians$104,580$50.28150
Nurse Anesthetists$242,630$116.651,550
Nurse Midwives$130,220$62.6180
Nurse Practitioners$129,930$62.477,710
Nursing Assistants$37,680$18.1134,050
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$76,340not published1,040
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$83,090$39.952,660
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$64,490$31.01270
Occupational Therapists$97,290$46.773,400
Occupational Therapy Aides$38,890$18.70110
Occupational Therapy Assistants$66,070$31.771,470
Office Clerks, General$42,370$20.3756,050
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$37,760$18.16880
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$49,660$23.872,280
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$60,540$29.1010,470
Operations Research Analysts$62,380$29.991,190
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$38,740$18.62360
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$40,290$19.37960
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$228,410$109.81not published
Opticians, Dispensing$38,750$18.631,600
Optometrists$133,810$64.33630
Order Clerksnot publishednot published840
Orderlies$35,620$17.13870
Orthodontists$332,630$159.92not published
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$842,800$405.19not published
Orthotists and Prosthetists$78,100$37.55250
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$55,120$26.50690
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$48,070$23.1112,620
Packers and Packagers, Hand$37,670$18.115,910
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$57,510$27.653,980
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$48,560$23.34140
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,560$22.871,540
Paperhangers$59,560$28.63not published
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$61,410$29.527,130
Paramedics$59,180$28.453,300
Parking Attendants$31,050$14.931,260
Parking Enforcement Workers$39,040$18.7770
Parts Salespersons$39,740$19.115,330
Passenger Attendants$34,110$16.40480
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$69,400$33.371,560
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$54,080$26.003,460
Pediatricians, General$223,910$107.65500
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$29,700$14.28460
Personal Financial Advisors$99,930$48.044,480
Pest Control Workers$42,690$20.531,440
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$44,990$21.63450
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$80,960$38.92100
Pharmacists$137,610$66.166,740
Pharmacy Aides$37,820$18.18650
Pharmacy Technicians$40,100$19.2812,610
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$75,280not published320
Phlebotomists$43,120$20.731,890
Photographers$39,170$18.83950
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators$33,540$16.12100
Physical Therapist Aides$29,250$14.06750
Physical Therapist Assistants$63,770$30.662,490
Physical Therapists$99,310$47.754,900
Physician Assistants$135,130$64.962,300
Physicians, All Other$227,980$109.613,990
Physicians, Pathologists$261,830$125.88not published
Physicists$140,460$67.5390
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$99,970not published230
Plant and System Operators, All Other$51,560$24.79380
Plasterers and Stucco Masons$79,380$38.16420
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,080$21.19150
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$66,790$32.118,310
Podiatrists$129,950$62.48160
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$59,460$28.5913,570
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$94,500not published280
Postal Service Clerks$59,970$28.831,780
Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880$28.797,260
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,430$27.612,730
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$95,680$46.00300
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$61,860not published1,080
Pourers and Casters, Metal$48,850$23.4860
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$105,450$50.70100
Power Plant Operators$101,900$48.99not published
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$81,330$39.1030
Prepress Technicians and Workers$45,860$22.05510
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,090$17.355,580
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$30,520$14.67330
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$38,570$18.541,010
Printing Press Operators$46,130$22.183,460
Private Detectives and Investigators$41,600$20.00590
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$46,840$22.522,290
Procurement Clerks$48,820$23.47630
Producers and Directors$66,460$31.951,630
Production Workers, All Other$38,470$18.508,300
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$54,170$26.046,310
Project Management Specialists$94,660$45.5121,460
Proofreaders and Copy Markers$52,920$25.44110
Property Appraisers and Assessors$57,380$27.591,560
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$61,640$29.634,740
Protective Service Workers, All Other$49,290$23.70240
Psychiatric Aides$39,840$19.16110
Psychiatric Technicians$45,840$22.044,450
Psychiatrists$312,680$150.33240
Psychologists, All Other$134,890$64.85250
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$79,240not published590
Public Relations Managers$114,710$55.15760
Public Relations Specialists$61,130$29.394,820
Public Safety Telecommunicators$46,990$22.592,750
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$44,650$21.4770
Purchasing Managers$132,100$63.51960
Radiation Therapists$99,890$48.03420
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$52,450$25.21130
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$73,080$35.145,170
Radiologistsnot publishednot published280
Rail Car Repairers$68,290$32.83220
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$64,390$30.96410
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers$67,110$32.26730
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$68,030$32.71970
Real Estate Brokers$62,280$29.941,980
Real Estate Sales Agents$43,960$21.141,590
Receptionists and Information Clerks$35,740$17.1818,890
Recreation Workers$34,320$16.505,380
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$73,180not published200
Recreational Therapists$58,620$28.18140
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$46,980$22.59460
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$50,010$24.041,930
Registered Nurses$81,780$39.3276,310
Rehabilitation Counselors$45,180$21.722,020
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$59,410$28.56320
Religious Workers, All Other$46,780$22.4980
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$40,560$19.501,770
Residential Advisors$36,510$17.551,380
Respiratory Therapists$78,390$37.693,030
Retail Salespersons$33,460$16.0967,140
Riggers$54,190$26.05190
Rock Splitters, Quarry$60,990$29.32280
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,390$22.79180
Roofers$48,570$23.352,050
Sailors and Marine Oilers$51,940$24.97220
Sales Engineers$90,960$43.73710
Sales Managers$115,370$55.467,630
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$60,440$29.0614,100
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$61,940$29.7821,960
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$94,840$45.605,060
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$34,270$16.481,390
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$38,030$18.291,380
School Bus Monitors$34,220$16.451,530
School Psychologists$70,290$33.79520
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,240not published24,380
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$43,540$20.9333,180
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$78,500$37.748,770
Security Guards$40,390$19.4218,630
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$54,620$26.261,790
Self-Enrichment Teachers$43,090$20.715,010
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,290$23.701,590
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$51,560$24.791,160
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$90,580$43.5580
Set and Exhibit Designers$51,610$24.81290
Sewing Machine Operators$35,610$17.122,320
Sheet Metal Workers$63,560$30.562,640
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$43,480$20.9111,650
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$38,700$18.61240
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$37,050$17.814,700
Signal and Track Switch Repairers$86,300$41.49250
Skincare Specialists$45,200$21.731,390
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$44,490$21.391,280
Social Science Research Assistants$65,940$31.70750
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$76,130not published290
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$80,850$38.87330
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$66,470not published150
Social Workers, All Other$98,740$47.47590
Social and Community Service Managers$71,970$34.603,060
Social and Human Service Assistants$41,780$20.096,200
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$77,800not published100
Software Developers$126,120$60.6420,020
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$85,530$41.122,930
Soil and Plant Scientists$76,080$36.58220
Sound Engineering Technicians$61,750$29.69190
Special Education Teachers, All Other$49,610not published210
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$57,260not published2,860
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$50,370not published1,050
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$62,250not published940
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$55,920not published2,760
Special Effects Artists and Animators$65,470$31.4880
Speech-Language Pathologists$89,280$42.923,230
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$72,620$34.91380
Statistical Assistants$58,610$28.1890
Statisticians$66,330$31.89680
Stockers and Order Fillers$36,710$17.6567,390
Stonemasons$43,880$21.10200
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$77,410$37.221,320
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$53,610$25.77550
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$56,910$27.368,130
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$34,790$16.7311,480
Subway and Streetcar Operators$53,030$25.4970
Surgeons, All Other$239,200 or more$115.00 or more160
Surgical Assistants$49,400$23.75510
Surgical Technologists$61,120$29.392,100
Survey Researchers$66,460$31.95130
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$51,700$24.86720
Surveyors$62,110$29.86830
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$37,130$17.85640
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$48,240$23.19200
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$57,750$27.76180
Tapers$63,020$30.30220
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$50,250$24.162,280
Tax Preparers$62,780$30.181,330
Taxi Drivers$37,560$18.06200
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$55,870not published1,950
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,300not published20,930
Technical Writers$80,840$38.86500
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$57,610$27.702,260
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$59,080$28.412,710
Telemarketers$29,840$14.352,710
Tellers$36,650$17.6210,030
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$30,540$14.69170
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$39,350$18.92not published
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$36,060$17.34120
Therapists, All Other$60,990$29.32340
Tile and Stone Setters$60,590$29.13470
Tire Repairers and Changers$38,920$18.712,110
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$48,190$23.171,470
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$52,540$25.26150
Tool and Die Makers$60,810$29.241,280
Tour and Travel Guides$31,980$15.381,360
Traffic Technicians$56,720$27.27220
Training and Development Managers$109,250$52.53400
Training and Development Specialists$58,670$28.21not published
Transit and Railroad Police$67,840$32.6190
Transportation Inspectors$64,690$31.10380
Transportation Security Screeners$51,210$24.62930
Transportation Workers, All Other$42,900$20.63120
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$102,870$49.463,650
Travel Agents$45,460$21.861,500
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$61,140$29.40970
Tutors$32,270$15.521,670
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials$33,140not published1,240
Upholsterers$29,990$14.42not published
Urban and Regional Planners$80,720$38.81440
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$32,350$15.553,010
Veterinarians$114,660$55.121,920
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$36,660$17.622,010
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$43,520$20.922,040
Waiters and Waitresses$29,400$14.1341,640
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$49,940$24.013,000
Web Developers$103,750$49.881,160
Web and Digital Interface Designers$70,970$34.121,210
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$46,220$22.22970
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$51,950$24.9810,600
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$56,210$27.02560
Wind Turbine Service Technicians$65,230$31.3680
Woodworkers, All Other$39,040$18.7750
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$38,640$18.58940
Word Processors and Typists$37,440$18.00260
Writers and Authors$58,140$27.95600
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$76,400$36.73120

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Missouri

By median pay, Missouri is number 39 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $29,780 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $104,320. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $36,160 to $74,260. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $62,160, 30% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 2,936,050 jobs counted here are 1.9% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Missouri are Office and Administrative Support (340,060 jobs, 12%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (252,220 jobs, 9%), Transportation and Material Moving (249,900 jobs, 9%) and Sales and Related (241,110 jobs, 8%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Cooks, Fast Food (4.6 times the national share), Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials (4.2 times the national share) and Museum Technicians and Conservators (3.7 times the national share). The table on this page lists 750 occupations; for 14 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 355 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 51 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 266 pay less and 38 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators ($69,400 here, $53,340 nationally), Structural Iron and Steel Workers ($77,410 here, $62,780 nationally) and Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary ($130,490 here, $107,310 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers ($46,840 here, $77,970 nationally), Biological Scientists, All Other ($63,290 here, $98,920 nationally) and Web and Digital Interface Designers ($70,970 here, $104,000 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Missouri

What is the median salary in Missouri?

The median pay of all employees in Missouri was $47,800 a year ($22.98 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Missouri?

General and Operations Managers, with 109,020 jobs and a median pay of $79,300 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Missouri?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric ($842,800), Cardiologists ($648,070) and Emergency Medicine Physicians ($456,280). Occupations shown as "$239,200 or more" are paid above the highest value the Bureau reports.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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