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
Pharmacy Aides	$38,430	350	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$38,290	2,400	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$38,160	130	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$38,010	720	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$37,970	2,360	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$37,880	720	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$37,870	310	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,840	28,940	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,790	970	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$37,740	70	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$37,710	390	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$37,690	12,970	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$37,690	260	View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other	$37,650	60	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$37,440	190	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$37,420	160	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$37,280	2,690	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$37,020	3,680	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$36,970	130	View salary detail
Gambling Cage Workers	$36,820	100	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$36,800	780	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,620	19,680	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$36,500	3,200	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$36,470	8,700	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$36,450	620	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$36,380	160	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$36,200	5,410	View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$36,060	30	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$35,970	1,590	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$35,900	6,180	View salary detail
Bakers	$35,830	2,000	View salary detail
Tutors	$35,730	810	View salary detail
Orderlies	$35,620	440	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$35,430	460	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,250	6,630	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,220	3,810	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$34,910	1,780	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$34,880	1,140	View salary detail
Models	$34,610	—	View salary detail
Concierges	$34,570	290	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$34,360	520	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$34,340	3,250	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$34,010	140	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$33,900	910	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$33,820	29,750	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$33,750	2,740	View salary detail
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	$33,740	40	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$33,560	110	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$33,350	2,830	View salary detail
Nannies	$33,320	5,710	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.