Top 100 highest-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO-IL

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO-IL, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO-IL are those of obstetricians and gynecologists, with an average annual salary of $234,280. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $227,250.

All of the shown salary and employment information for St. Louis, MO-IL has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in St. Louis, MO-IL in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO-IL (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$234,280	$195,300	70
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$227,250	$174,180	610
3	Physicians, Pathologists	$212,710	$212,710	0
4	General Pediatricians	$193,170	$128,190	170
5	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$176,480	$215,140	70
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$173,850	$139,330	420
7	Physicists	$169,970	$124,950	80
8	General Dentists	$169,000	$82,530	1,220
9	Chief Executives	$165,350	$85,790	1,410
10	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$159,580	$127,270	170
11	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$154,710	$71,690	100
12	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$154,220	$64,700	110
13	Orthodontists	$148,870	$164,820	0
14	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$147,990	$104,830	1,490
15	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$141,690	$82,630	4,400
16	Podiatrists	$141,420	$45,250	70
17	Optometrists	$135,040	$59,280	420
18	Sales Managers	$134,100	$63,220	3,180
19	Pharmacists	$133,180	$49,470	3,500
20	Financial Managers	$132,300	$78,000	6,130
21	Purchasing Managers	$130,230	$89,360	450
22	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$127,320	$52,540	120
23	Computer Network Architects	$126,970	$66,700	1,870
24	Lawyers	$125,500	$65,520	6,840
25	Actuaries	$124,010	$78,130	90
26	Nurse Midwives	$122,470	$82,360	70
27	Marketing Managers	$121,810	$64,980	1,980
28	Database Architects	$118,410	$49,750	680
29	Physician Assistants	$118,400	$88,870	560
30	Human Resources Managers	$115,730	$73,160	1,500
31	Air Traffic Controllers	$109,450	$76,150	120
32	All Other Managers	$109,130	$56,070	3,190
33	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$108,930	$63,650	50
34	Public Relations Managers	$108,860	$65,210	640
35	Industrial Production Managers	$107,250	$71,780	2,250
36	Nurse Practitioners	$106,460	$81,320	3,300
37	Software Developers	$106,430	$55,300	12,360
38	Other Psychologists	$105,730	$40,270	80
39	Economists	$104,050	$56,250	50
40	Sales Engineers	$103,870	$66,370	430
41	Other Postsecondary Social Sciences Teachers	$103,600	$46,950	290
42	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$103,400	$80,540	1,730
43	Computer Systems Analysts	$103,210	$62,450	4,950
44	Computer Occupations, All Other	$103,130	$58,610	4,080
45	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$101,990	$61,610	50
46	Medical and Health Services Managers	$101,990	$63,080	3,500
47	Commercial Pilots	$101,880	$54,510	520
48	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$101,750	$59,660	1,510
49	Veterinarians	$101,090	$60,300	730
50	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$100,900	$58,580	180
51	Chemical Engineers	$100,880	$67,390	190
52	Materials Engineers	$100,480	$63,980	310
53	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$100,410	$51,780	290
54	Electrical Engineers	$100,290	$63,720	1,520
55	Fundraising Managers	$100,270	$56,500	170
56	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers	$100,070	$50,030	50
57	Industrial Engineers	$100,000	$63,380	3,430
58	Construction Managers	$99,990	$65,300	1,720
59	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$99,990	$73,880	2,840
60	Engineers, All Other	$99,960	$60,260	890
61	Administrative Services Managers	$99,820	$56,180	1,730
62	Postsecondary Architecture Teachers	$99,620	$61,480	40
63	Information Security Analysts	$99,160	$50,640	1,780
64	Facilities Managers	$98,950	$60,300	1,000
65	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$98,560	$58,490	180
66	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$98,310	$57,000	1,410
67	Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	$97,060	$51,340	100
68	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$97,000	$29,080	80
69	Mechanical Engineers	$96,910	$62,390	1,570
70	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$96,660	$58,950	490
71	Physical Therapists	$96,270	$65,110	2,350
72	Database Administrators	$96,250	$40,650	1,040
73	Training and Development Managers	$96,110	$64,510	150
74	Genetic Counselors	$94,550	$65,710	60
75	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$94,150	$42,830	60
76	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$94,090	$61,150	180
77	Food Scientists and Technologists	$93,900	$49,910	140
78	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$93,710	$48,070	100
79	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$93,070	$55,000	3,730
80	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$92,270	$60,540	1,510
81	Other Media and Communication Equipment Workers	$91,600	$25,020	50
82	Postsecondary Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers	$91,420	$50,040	110
83	Personal Financial Advisors	$91,390	$46,430	3,680
84	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$91,370	$53,140	200
85	Art Directors	$90,980	$47,870	350
86	Statisticians	$88,900	$50,380	190
87	General and Operations Managers	$88,410	$41,570	34,460
88	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$87,650	$59,840	120
89	Hydrologists	$87,560	$57,840	40
90	Transportation Inspectors	$87,060	$34,280	150
91	Web Developers	$87,010	$50,670	940
92	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$86,790	$53,800	230
93	Labor Relations Specialists	$86,340	$51,520	680
94	Management Analysts	$86,250	$50,300	6,830
95	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$86,110	$46,950	2,190
96	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$85,400	$45,550	120
97	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$85,400	$39,940	100
98	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$85,400	$39,460	1,170
99	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$85,380	$48,640	2,110
100	Other Media and Communication Workers	$85,160	$42,120	210

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO-IL – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$195,550
2	Chief Executives	$172,330
3	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$170,720
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$169,000
5	General Dentists	$169,000
6	Physicists	$159,120
7	Family Medicine Physicians	$154,440
8	Optometrists	$134,500
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$133,130
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$132,450

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO-IL – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$190,020
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$178,660
3	Chief Executives	$177,230
4	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$176,480
5	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$171,850
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$170,290
7	General Dentists	$161,540
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$145,090
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$137,760
10	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$134,780

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO-IL – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$195,740
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$192,990
3	General Pediatricians	$187,080
4	Funeral Home Managers	$179,720
5	Family Medicine Physicians	$177,100
6	General Dentists	$170,810
7	Nurse Anesthetists	$161,410
8	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$151,980
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$146,760
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$133,340

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