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
Coaches and Scouts	$42,790	4,730	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$42,690	1,440	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$42,620	6,670	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$42,370	56,050	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$42,160	2,800	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$42,160	620	View salary detail
Lighting Technicians	$41,900	90	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$41,890	2,880	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$41,780	6,200	View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators	$41,770	140	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$41,760	3,770	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$41,760	440	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$41,600	300	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$41,600	590	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$41,410	1,060	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$41,020	4,760	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$40,800	110	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$40,580	6,250	View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$40,560	110	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$40,560	1,770	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$40,510	200	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$40,440	13,050	View salary detail
Security Guards	$40,390	18,630	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$40,360	310	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$40,290	960	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$40,200	7,590	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$40,100	12,610	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$39,940	4,410	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$39,940	4,410	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$39,940	4,410	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$39,840	110	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$39,740	5,330	View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,350	—	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$39,270	620	View salary detail
Photographers	$39,170	950	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$39,160	1,360	View salary detail
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$39,130	210	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$39,100	1,630	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$39,080	43,050	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$39,080	43,050	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$39,040	70	View salary detail
Woodworkers, All Other	$39,040	50	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$38,940	3,470	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$38,920	2,110	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides	$38,890	110	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$38,860	230	View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$38,760	70	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$38,750	1,600	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$38,740	360	View salary detail
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	$38,700	240	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.