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Software Developer Salary in St Louis, Missouri

The annual salary statistics of software developers in St Louis, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of software developers in St Louis is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Software Developers in St Louis, Missouri

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$55,300
25th Percentile Wage
$79,720
50th Percentile Wage
$106,430
75th Percentile Wage
$131,380
90th Percentile Wage
$159,360

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for software developers 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 $159,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,300.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of software developers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$106,430
6.15% 6.15%
2021
$99,880
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Table 2. Compare Software Developer Salary in St Louis with Other Missouri Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $106,430, St Louis is the highest paying city for software developers in state of Missouri, followed by Kansas City (median annual salary $103,680). In comparison, the median annual salary of software developers in St Louis is 2.6 percent (2.6%) higher than that in Kansas City.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
St Louis
$106,430
Kansas City
$103,680
Joplin
$100,390
Jefferson City
$98,610
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
$98,600
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$98,520
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$97,190
Springfield
$96,480
Columbia
$94,310
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$86,080
St Joseph
$82,750
Cape Girardeau-Jackson
$64,700

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