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
Drafters, All Other	$62,500	130	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$62,500	2,300	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$62,430	970	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$62,390	150	View salary detail
Range Managers	$62,390	150	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$62,390	150	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$62,280	2,610	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$62,210	70	View salary detail
Machinists	$62,210	5,620	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$62,200	1,860	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,180	5,650	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,150	1,220	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,130	9,870	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$62,090	4,480	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$62,080	3,320	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$62,070	3,450	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,040	970	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$61,970	4,030	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$61,790	810	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$61,750	140	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$61,670	40	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$61,640	190	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$61,570	470	View salary detail
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$61,550	100	View salary detail
Curators	$61,500	150	View salary detail
Glaziers	$61,370	230	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$61,160	1,040	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$61,080	1,110	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$61,050	590	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$61,050	500	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$61,050	500	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$61,050	500	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$61,050	500	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$61,000	2,010	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$60,990	1,350	View salary detail
Rock Splitters, Quarry	$60,990	100	View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$60,950	320	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$60,940	5,940	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$60,860	7,750	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$60,750	970	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$60,690	1,040	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,650	13,440	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$60,610	—	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$60,600	180	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$60,290	—	View salary detail
Clergy	$60,290	440	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$60,270	160	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$60,250	250	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$60,250	170	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$60,160	3,680	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.