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Highest Paying Jobs in Missouri

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Missouri, among 43 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in Missouri
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1Financial Managers$152,99915,400
2Software Developers$124,69924,080
3Project Management Specialists$96,56723,240
4General and Operations Managers$85,302111,620
5Registered Nurses$82,07392,630
6Accountants and Auditors$76,78332,720
7Human Resources Specialists$70,47820,210
8Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$69,93417,390
9First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,35126,330
10Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$63,56427,350
11Carpenters$62,63316,800
12Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$60,43120,680
13Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$57,29229,780
14Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,12759,030
15Construction Laborers$56,11121,300
16Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$55,77740,630
17Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$52,49920,510
18Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,82037,060
19Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,67626,200
20Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$48,27838,400
21First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,87223,890
22Light Truck Drivers$44,85421,410
23Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,21944,840
24Customer Service Representatives$43,56760,990
25Office Clerks, General$42,72755,550

Highest-paying jobs in Missouri

This ranking covers 43 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in Missouri. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. Financial Managers comes first at $152,999 a year; number 25 on the list, Office Clerks, General, averages $42,727.

Each occupation links to its Missouri page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.