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
Natural Sciences Managers	$129,410	1,230	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$129,410	1,230	View salary detail
Actuaries	$129,220	390	View salary detail
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$127,820	230	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$126,750	450	View salary detail
Software Developers	$126,120	20,020	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$125,760	11,420	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$125,760	11,420	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$125,760	11,420	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$125,760	11,420	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$125,760	11,420	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$125,760	11,420	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$125,760	11,420	View salary detail
Air Traffic Controllers	$122,200	260	View salary detail
Electrical Engineers	$118,670	2,410	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$117,660	4,110	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$117,660	4,110	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$117,660	4,110	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$117,660	4,110	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$117,660	4,110	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$117,660	4,110	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$117,630	740	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$117,630	740	View salary detail
Economists	$117,010	280	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$117,010	280	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$116,530	150	View salary detail
Hydrologists	$116,100	50	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$115,370	7,630	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$114,710	760	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$114,660	1,920	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$114,230	160	View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians	$112,260	420	View salary detail
Orthoptists	$112,260	420	View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$112,260	420	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$112,230	3,680	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$111,120	—	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$110,570	1,410	View salary detail
Database Architects	$110,570	1,410	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$109,250	400	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$106,490	250	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$105,930	390	View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$105,450	100	View salary detail
Nuclear Technicians	$104,580	150	View salary detail
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians	$104,580	150	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$104,560	2,830	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$104,370	10,800	View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers	$103,980	900	View salary detail
Web Developers	$103,750	1,160	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$103,440	3,260	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$103,130	3,360	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.