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
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$62,250	940	View salary detail
Surveyors	$62,110	830	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$62,110	830	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$62,050	1,500	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$62,050	370	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$61,990	400	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$61,940	21,960	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$61,940	2,270	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$61,860	1,080	View salary detail
Craft Artists	$61,780	140	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$61,750	190	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$61,670	60	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$61,640	4,740	View salary detail
Editors	$61,620	880	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$61,530	14,700	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$61,510	280	View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$61,480	590	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$61,440	1,640	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$61,410	7,130	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$61,390	6,220	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$61,350	1,300	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$61,140	970	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$61,130	4,820	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$61,120	2,100	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$61,050	1,380	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$61,050	1,380	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$61,050	1,380	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$61,050	1,380	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$60,990	340	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$60,990	340	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$60,990	340	View salary detail
Rock Splitters, Quarry	$60,990	280	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$60,950	430	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$60,950	590	View salary detail
Carpenters	$60,840	14,410	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$60,810	1,280	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$60,660	1,860	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$60,590	470	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$60,540	4,350	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$60,540	10,470	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$60,440	390	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$60,440	14,100	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$60,320	8,500	View salary detail
Archivists	$60,020	150	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$59,970	1,780	View salary detail
Curators	$59,960	260	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$59,950	7,220	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,880	7,260	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$59,870	4,430	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$59,770	13,510	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.