The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in St Louis, Missouri are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of all occupations in St Louis is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
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| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in St Louis, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,070.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Hourly Salary |
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| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in St Louis, Missouri. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $39.77. The median hourly salary is $16.76. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.69.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,870, St Louis is the second highest paying city for all occupations in state of Missouri, following the highest paying city Kansas City (median annual salary of $35,630). Compared with Kansas City, the median annual salary of all occupations in St Louis is 2.1 percent (2.1%) lower.
From Table 4, take note that the median annual salary of all occupations in St Louis is higher than that of both state of Missouri and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in St Louis ($34,870) is 9.2 percent (9.2%) higher than that in Missouri ($31,650) and .3 percent (.3%) higher than that in the United States ($34,750).
| Region | Median annual Salary |
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| St Louis | |
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| Missouri |