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
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$75,000	140	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$74,780	650	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$74,780	650	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$74,510	2,690	View salary detail
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$74,480	30	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$74,130	6,980	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$74,130	6,980	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$74,080	130	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$73,980	1,360	View salary detail
Foresters	$73,950	30	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$73,850	520	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$73,650	140	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$73,290	370	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$73,240	5,950	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$73,240	5,950	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$72,740	40	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$72,300	120	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$71,900	480	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$71,900	480	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$71,840	840	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$71,810	430	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$71,730	410	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$71,670	8,130	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$71,360	70	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$71,020	130	View salary detail
Carpenters	$70,990	7,210	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$70,870	90	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$70,870	90	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$70,830	330	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$70,610	200	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$70,610	200	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$70,610	200	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$70,360	700	View salary detail
Editors	$69,990	360	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$69,910	90	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$69,910	90	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$69,210	380	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$68,990	400	View salary detail
Firefighters	$68,970	2,680	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$68,590	9,840	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$68,080	240	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$67,850	520	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$67,800	120	View salary detail
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$67,630	—	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$67,450	780	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$67,180	430	View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers	$67,150	210	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$67,010	300	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$67,010	40	View salary detail
Millwrights	$66,480	420	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.