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title: "Average Salary in Missouri"
description: "Mean $62,160, median $47,800 in Missouri (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/missouri"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Missouri

Mean annual wage $62,160, median $47,800 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025. Median at national-average prices: $52,630 (rank 25 of 51 by that measure; rank 39 nominal).

| Percentile | Missouri | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $29,780 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $36,160 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $47,800 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $74,260 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $104,320 | $128,560 |

## Price levels (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100)

| Category | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 90.8 |
| Housing (rents) | 69.9 |
| Goods | 96.3 |
| Utilities | 79.4 |
| Other services | 95.2 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $99,620 | 223,420 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $93,690 | 88,550 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $86,450 | 38,010 |
| Legal | $81,870 | 21,470 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $79,250 | 208,140 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $76,670 | 186,200 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $75,870 | 22,860 |
| Construction and Extraction | $61,730 | 115,800 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $57,810 | 118,690 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $50,790 | 34,140 |
| Community and Social Service | $49,540 | 49,900 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $49,270 | 168,480 |
| Production | $47,810 | 194,100 |
| Protective Service | $46,840 | 62,760 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $45,070 | 340,130 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $43,170 | 250,310 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $38,040 | 6,630 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $36,580 | 82,870 |
| Healthcare Support | $36,100 | 167,240 |
| Sales | $35,910 | 241,320 |
| Personal Care and Service | $32,620 | 59,880 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $31,080 | 255,150 |

## Most common jobs

- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager): 109,020 workers
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): 76,310 workers
- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier): 69,430 workers
- [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler): 67,390 workers
- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 67,140 workers
- [Office Clerk, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/office-clerk-general): 56,050 workers
- [Cook, Fast Food](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cook-fast-food): 55,780 workers
- [Customer Service Representative](https://nuecareer.com/careers/customer-service-representative): 50,530 workers
- [Truck Driver](https://nuecareer.com/careers/truck-driver): 47,760 workers
- [Laborer and Freight, Stock, and Material Mover, Hand](https://nuecareer.com/careers/laborer-and-freight-stock-and-material-mover-hand): 43,050 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [Nurse Anesthetist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-anesthetist): $242,630 median
- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $227,980 median
- [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general): $223,910 median
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $204,960 median
- [Professional Athlete](https://nuecareer.com/careers/professional-athlete): $172,700 median
- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $172,320 median
- [Family Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/family-medicine-physician): $171,180 median
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $159,460 median
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $157,800 median
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $143,460 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [Cook, Fast Food](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cook-fast-food): 4.61x the national share
- [Referee](https://nuecareer.com/careers/referee): 4.16x the national share
- [Multiple Machine Tool Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic](https://nuecareer.com/careers/multiple-machine-tool-setter-operator-and-tender-metal-and-plastic): 3.07x the national share
- [Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operator and Tender](https://nuecareer.com/careers/food-and-tobacco-roasting-baking-and-drying-machine-operator-and-tender): 2.67x the national share
- [Telemarketer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/telemarketer): 2.45x the national share
- [Real Estate Broker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/real-estate-broker): 2.28x the national share
- [Tax Examiner and Collector, and Revenue Agent](https://nuecareer.com/careers/tax-examiner-and-collector-and-revenue-agent): 2.13x the national share
- [Speech-Language Pathology Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/speech-language-pathology-assistant): 2.13x the national share
- [Farmworker, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animal](https://nuecareer.com/careers/farmworker-farm-ranch-and-aquacultural-animal): 2.11x the national share
- [Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/septic-tank-servicer-and-sewer-pipe-cleaner): 2.01x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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