Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Missouri

855 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Missouri for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$842,800	—	View salary detail
Cardiologists	$648,070	150	View salary detail
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$456,280	—	View salary detail
Orthodontists	$332,630	—	View salary detail
Psychiatrists	$312,680	240	View salary detail
Physicians, Pathologists	$261,830	—	View salary detail
Nurse Anesthetists	$242,630	1,550	View salary detail
Dentists, All Other Specialists	$230,130	30	View salary detail
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$228,410	—	View salary detail
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	$227,980	3,990	View salary detail
Hospitalists	$227,980	3,990	View salary detail
Sports Medicine Physicians	$227,980	3,990	View salary detail
Urologists	$227,980	3,990	View salary detail
Physicians, All Other	$227,980	3,990	View salary detail
Allergists and Immunologists	$227,980	3,990	View salary detail
Preventive Medicine Physicians	$227,980	3,990	View salary detail
Pediatricians, General	$223,910	500	View salary detail
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$216,570	160	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$204,960	2,440	View salary detail
Athletes and Sports Competitors	$172,700	670	View salary detail
Chief Sustainability Officers	$172,320	2,550	View salary detail
Chief Executives	$172,320	2,550	View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians	$171,180	3,740	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$159,460	11,130	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$157,800	2,250	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$157,800	2,250	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$143,460	13,330	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$143,460	13,330	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$143,460	13,330	View salary detail
Physicists	$140,460	90	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$137,610	6,740	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$135,130	2,300	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$135,130	2,300	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$134,890	250	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$134,890	250	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$134,890	250	View salary detail
Optometrists	$133,810	630	View salary detail
Lawyers	$133,450	11,560	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$132,100	960	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$130,680	3,510	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$130,680	650	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$130,550	6,550	View salary detail
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$130,500	160	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$130,490	5,700	View salary detail
Nurse Midwives	$130,220	80	View salary detail
Podiatrists	$129,950	160	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$129,930	7,710	View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$129,670	160	View salary detail
Medical Dosimetrists	$129,610	80	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$129,410	1,230	View salary detail

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Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.