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Highest Paying Jobs in Missouri

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Missouri, among 39 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in Missouri
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1Software Developers$124,69924,080
2Project Management Specialists$96,56723,240
3General and Operations Managers$85,302111,620
4Registered Nurses$82,07392,630
5Accountants and Auditors$76,78332,720
6Human Resources Specialists$70,47820,210
7First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,35126,330
8Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$63,56427,350
9Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$60,43120,680
10Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$57,29229,780
11Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,12759,030
12Construction Laborers$56,11121,300
13Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$55,77740,630
14Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,82037,060
15Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,67626,200
16Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$48,27838,400
17First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,87223,890
18Light Truck Drivers$44,85421,410
19Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,21944,840
20Customer Service Representatives$43,56760,990
21Office Clerks, General$42,72755,550
22Packers and Packagers, Hand$41,91113,560
23Security Guards$41,26921,660
24Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$40,63257,190
25Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$38,88723,010

Highest-paying jobs in Missouri

This ranking covers 39 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in Missouri. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. Software Developers comes first at $124,699 a year; number 25 on the list, Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, averages $38,887.

Each occupation links to its Missouri page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.