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Chief Executive Salary in St Louis, Missouri

The annual salary statistics of chief executives in St Louis, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chief executives in St Louis is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Chief Executives in St Louis, Missouri

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$75,640
25th Percentile Wage
$133,420
50th Percentile Wage
$195,740
75th Percentile Wage
No Data
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chief executives in St Louis, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $195,740. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $133,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,640.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chief executives from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$195,740
7.13% 23.77%
2018
$181,790
-5.90% -
2017
$192,520
23.31% -
2016
$147,640
5.59% -
2015
$139,380
1.97% -
2014
$136,640
-8.38% -
2013
$148,090
-0.76% -
2012
$149,210
- -

Table 2. Compare Chief Executive Salary in St Louis with Other Missouri Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $195,740, St Louis is the highest paying city for chief executives in state of Missouri, followed by Kansas City (median annual salary $182,420). In comparison, the median annual salary of chief executives in St Louis is 6.8 percent (6.8%) higher than that in Kansas City.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
St Louis
$195,740
Kansas City
$182,420
Jefferson City
$160,970
Springfield
$140,140
Columbia
$137,740
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
$132,700
St Joseph
$113,950
Joplin
$107,180
Cape Girardeau-Jackson
$91,550
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$86,530
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$84,890
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$84,280
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$83,060

See also: Top paying jobs in St Louis, Missouri.