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
Judicial Law Clerks	$66,060	100	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$65,940	750	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,910	1,140	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$65,520	1,600	View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$65,470	80	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$65,450	1,700	View salary detail
Electricians	$65,410	12,780	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$65,360	230	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$65,360	230	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$65,350	1,160	View salary detail
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	$65,230	80	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$65,090	660	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$64,690	380	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$64,690	380	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$64,690	380	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$64,490	270	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$64,480	1,750	View salary detail
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$64,390	410	View salary detail
Historians	$64,230	50	View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$64,040	150	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$63,960	230	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$63,860	1,670	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$63,770	2,490	View salary detail
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$63,720	80	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$63,720	240	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$63,720	2,180	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$63,560	2,640	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$63,390	3,370	View salary detail
Biologists	$63,290	1,120	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$63,290	1,120	View salary detail
Geneticists	$63,290	1,120	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$63,290	1,120	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$63,290	1,120	View salary detail
Foresters	$63,220	120	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$63,130	600	View salary detail
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$63,130	100	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$63,130	600	View salary detail
Range Managers	$63,130	600	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$63,050	22,360	View salary detail
Commercial Divers	$63,030	—	View salary detail
Tapers	$63,020	220	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$62,970	1,640	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$62,970	1,640	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$62,780	1,330	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$62,750	350	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$62,580	550	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$62,440	1,220	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$62,440	1,220	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$62,380	1,190	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$62,280	1,980	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.