Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in St. Louis, MO

775 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in St. Louis, MO for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$60,040	90	View salary detail
Paperhangers	$59,990	—	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$59,900	160	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$59,810	2,350	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$59,610	550	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$59,610	570	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$59,190	1,530	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$59,040	520	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$59,020	1,010	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$58,980	780	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$58,950	70	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$58,850	340	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$58,790	240	View salary detail
Roofers	$58,750	1,110	View salary detail
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	$58,600	410	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$58,330	620	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,240	18,270	View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$58,230	90	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$58,190	7,590	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$58,130	350	View salary detail
Barbers	$57,960	260	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$57,850	1,220	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$57,810	1,260	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$57,480	180	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$57,450	150	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$57,390	300	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$57,390	300	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$57,090	380	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$57,050	—	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$56,960	80	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$56,720	50	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$56,390	1,410	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$56,320	300	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$56,320	300	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$56,320	590	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$56,250	1,110	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$56,140	—	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$56,140	—	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$56,100	460	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$56,000	240	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$55,960	1,010	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$55,960	1,010	View salary detail
Set and Exhibit Designers	$55,730	170	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$55,700	110	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$55,600	220	View salary detail
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$55,280	70	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$55,240	100	View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$54,610	570	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$54,500	50	View salary detail
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$54,450	30	View salary detail

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.