Average Salary in Missouri
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Missouri. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$59,630Rank #36 of 51
- Median annual wage$46,390Rank #40 of 51
- Median household income$71,589ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity90.8US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$65,672Rank #26 at national prices
- Total employment2,918,050Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $59,630 is $13,240 (28.5 %) above the median of $46,390, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Missouri are about 9.2 % below the national average (RPP 90.8, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Missouri buys what $65,672 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Missouri is $71,589 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Missouri
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $158,200 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $136,170 |
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $129,790 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $114,240 |
| Civil Engineer | 17-2051 | $97,050 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $95,940 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $95,310 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $95,280 |
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