Salaries in Missouri

Median annual wage across all occupations: $47,800

The median annual wage in Missouri is $47,800, or about $23 per hour. Pay at the 10th percentile is $14 and at the 90th percentile is $50.

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $22.98
Daily: $184
Weekly: $919
Bi-weekly: $1,838
Monthly: $3,983
Annual: $47,800

$47,800 a year is around the 90th percentile for all workers in Missouri. The median is $47,800.

Highest-paying occupations in Missouri

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$842,800 Cardiologists$648,070 Emergency Medicine Physicians$456,280 Orthodontists$332,630 Psychiatrists$312,680 Physicians, Pathologists$261,830 Nurse Anesthetists$242,630 Dentists, All Other Specialists$230,130 Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$228,410 Physicians, All Other$227,980 Pediatricians, General$223,910 General Internal Medicine Physicians$216,570 Dentists, General$204,960 Athletes and Sports Competitors$172,700 Chief Executives$172,320

Most common occupations

Occupation	Median annual	Employment
General and Operations Managers	$79,300	109,020
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$33,080	94,810
Registered Nurses	$81,780	76,310
Cashiers	$30,520	69,430
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,710	67,390
Retail Salespersons	$33,460	67,140
Office Clerks, General	$42,370	56,050
Cooks, Fast Food	$29,890	55,780
Customer Service Representatives	$44,190	50,530
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$54,550	47,760
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$39,080	43,050
Waiters and Waitresses	$29,400	41,640
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,900	41,070
Nursing Assistants	$37,680	34,050
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$43,540	33,180
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$50,910	33,180
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$46,480	32,850
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$48,370	31,180
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$30,390	29,360
Accountants and Auditors	$76,590	28,000
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,940	25,990
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,240	24,380
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$63,050	22,360
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$61,940	21,960
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,400	21,650
Project Management Specialists	$94,660	21,460
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$47,990	21,400
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$36,300	20,930
Software Developers	$126,120	20,020
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,860	19,160

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