Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Missouri

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Missouri, 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 Missouri are those of anesthesiologists, with an average annual salary of $230,960. The second highest-paying jobs are those of obstetricians and gynecologists, with an average salary of $224,190.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Missouri 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 Missouri in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Missouri (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Anesthesiologists	$230,960	$211,970	310
2	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$224,190	$191,960	120
3	Physicians, Pathologists	$212,710	$212,710	0
4	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$207,000	$189,990	180
5	Family Medicine Physicians	$204,950	$65,500	3,510
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$181,140	$150,080	1,040
7	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$171,650	$203,170	70
8	Physicists	$169,920	$104,480	180
9	General Dentists	$162,650	$81,360	2,080
10	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$146,810	$85,640	460
11	Chief Executives	$142,740	$60,160	3,570
12	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$140,960	$97,900	2,090
13	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$133,670	$80,600	8,020
14	Pharmacists	$133,550	$76,990	7,280
15	General Pediatricians	$131,820	$67,060	430
16	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$131,050	$63,750	170
17	Purchasing Managers	$129,520	$82,350	650
18	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$129,520	$59,860	210
19	Sales Managers	$128,740	$59,800	5,190
20	Financial Managers	$128,710	$75,240	10,450
21	Podiatrists	$127,540	$45,250	100
22	Medical Dosimetrists	$126,110	$107,120	30
23	Human Resources Managers	$121,730	$66,610	2,910
24	Optometrists	$120,910	$53,310	740
25	Computer Network Architects	$119,040	$56,810	3,390
26	Natural Sciences Managers	$117,850	$48,510	590
27	Marketing Managers	$113,380	$62,670	2,850
28	Computer Hardware Engineers	$113,110	$59,150	1,140
29	Nurse Midwives	$112,180	$74,270	130
30	Lawyers	$112,080	$63,330	12,680
31	Actuaries	$110,290	$71,860	220
32	Physician Assistants	$109,540	$81,360	1,100
33	Commercial Pilots	$108,330	$59,170	960
34	Other Psychologists	$106,950	$41,600	170
35	Public Relations Managers	$106,920	$65,210	1,200
36	Nurse Practitioners	$106,640	$81,320	7,290
37	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$105,730	$55,720	130
38	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$105,100	$53,790	70
39	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$104,880	$55,840	230
40	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$103,400	$79,830	2,130
41	Fundraising Managers	$102,820	$62,130	260
42	All Other Managers	$102,540	$50,680	6,050
43	Database Architects	$102,430	$49,590	1,370
44	Other Physical Scientists	$101,920	$33,220	90
45	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$101,790	$60,650	2,670
46	Software Developers	$101,650	$51,070	22,530
47	Air Traffic Controllers	$101,610	$73,630	230
48	Industrial Production Managers	$101,470	$62,290	4,920
49	Computer Occupations, All Other	$100,730	$51,490	7,360
50	Nuclear Engineers	$100,550	$58,480	130
51	Materials Engineers	$100,480	$61,470	400
52	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$100,370	$39,000	180
53	Medical and Health Services Managers	$100,100	$61,750	7,180
54	Construction Managers	$99,830	$65,160	2,530
55	Computer Systems Analysts	$99,780	$60,350	7,910
56	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$99,430	$58,580	500
57	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$99,060	$49,160	210
58	Economists	$98,740	$55,410	270
59	Veterinarians	$98,440	$56,900	1,650
60	Electrical Engineers	$98,400	$61,770	2,440
61	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$97,000	$29,080	120
62	Sales Engineers	$96,670	$60,970	630
63	Other Postsecondary Social Sciences Teachers	$96,070	$46,640	310
64	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$95,840	$58,150	370
65	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$95,560	$64,400	6,650
66	Power Plant Operators	$95,340	$44,470	740
67	Administrative Services Managers	$95,040	$48,870	3,370
68	Facilities Managers	$94,690	$54,950	1,960
69	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$93,720	$51,780	450
70	Engineers, All Other	$92,670	$54,230	1,510
71	Food Scientists and Technologists	$92,110	$45,070	240
72	Art Directors	$91,300	$48,620	690
73	Postsecondary Architecture Teachers	$89,480	$61,480	50
74	Geographers	$88,900	$58,360	40
75	Physical Therapists	$88,900	$64,400	4,170
76	Industrial Engineers	$88,750	$59,770	6,360
77	Occupational Therapists	$88,340	$59,240	2,650
78	Genetic Counselors	$88,160	$64,570	130
79	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$87,810	$52,390	2,030
80	Training and Development Managers	$87,810	$62,670	230
81	Locomotive Engineers	$87,770	$87,630	680
82	Labor Relations Specialists	$87,370	$50,350	940
83	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$86,010	$45,090	160
84	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$85,610	$47,880	1,600
85	Database Administrators	$85,470	$36,660	1,870
86	Avionics Technicians	$85,150	$67,430	240
87	Signal and Track Switch Repairers	$84,470	$62,290	170
88	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$84,460	$51,210	120
89	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$84,420	$36,450	210
90	Information Security Analysts	$84,140	$40,100	3,360
91	Rail Car Repairers	$83,710	$36,350	220
92	Other Media and Communication Workers	$83,630	$33,000	320
93	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$83,440	$50,730	620
94	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$82,800	$50,960	220
95	Management Analysts	$82,720	$50,300	11,860
96	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$82,700	$39,000	3,380
97	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$82,180	$43,800	4,930
98	Project Management Specialists	$82,170	$48,880	16,290
99	Personal Financial Advisors	$82,140	$46,430	5,480
100	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$81,710	$49,620	460

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Missouri – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$192,790
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$170,720
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$169,000
4	Physicists	$163,980
5	General Dentists	$162,650
6	Chief Executives	$162,630
7	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$145,120
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$132,450
9	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$129,710
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$129,510

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Missouri – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$196,800
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$177,640
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$171,650
4	General Pediatricians	$167,070
5	Chief Executives	$157,430
6	General Dentists	$156,670
7	Podiatrists	$141,920
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$139,780
9	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$133,520
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,020

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Missouri – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$206,270
2	General Pediatricians	$192,290
3	General Dentists	$159,860
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$158,480
5	Chief Executives	$155,390
6	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$145,310
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$135,630
8	Podiatrists	$132,740
9	Physicists	$132,060
10	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$130,370

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