What jobs pay in St. Louis

$66,330avg. a year, all jobs
$31.89 an hour · 1,341,320 employed

Average and median pay for 78 common jobs in the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

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Average annual pay, May 2025 (jobs on this site)

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Pay for 78 jobs in St. Louis

Sorted by number of jobs. We list the jobs with the most workers in this metro area.

JobAvg. payJobs
General and Operations Managers$114,71046,410
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,43044,200
Registered Nurses$88,31035,200
Cashiers$34,50031,130
Retail Salespersons$37,07029,750
Stockers and Order Fillers$40,47028,940
Customer Service Representatives$48,60023,760
Office Clerks, General$46,91022,540
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$42,66021,340
Waiters and Waitresses$39,07020,170
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$38,74019,680
Fast Food and Counter Workers$32,80019,170
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,81018,270
Cooks, Fast Food$32,47017,700
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,18015,000
Nursing Assistants$40,72014,620
Accountants and Auditors$86,56013,610
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,02013,440
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$56,44013,170
Cooks, Restaurant$40,50012,970
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$78,46010,710
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$49,40010,680
Project Management Specialists$104,00010,450
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$44,79010,090
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,22010,010
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$53,4009,950
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$68,4009,870
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$73,3409,840
Software Developers$126,0909,820
Security Guards$45,0409,720
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$42,6409,600
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$52,2408,710
Receptionists and Information Clerks$38,0808,700
Construction Laborers$66,6908,670
Bartenders$38,7008,340
Human Resources Specialists$77,1708,130
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$71,4207,750
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$57,0607,590
Computer Occupations, All Other$113,0407,330
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$100,5107,320
Carpenters$71,6007,210
Financial Managers$172,8507,190
Light Truck Drivers$52,5607,180
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$80,7406,980
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$94,7606,680
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,9206,630
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,0006,570
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$34,6506,460
Food Preparation Workers$34,3706,220
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$39,4806,180
Medical Assistants$43,7306,170
Computer and Information Systems Managers$166,3806,160
Lawyers$167,8806,100
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$71,7205,950
Computer User Support Specialists$65,0505,940
Electricians$75,7705,920
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$76,1205,920
Childcare Workers$34,4905,710
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,2305,680
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$69,1205,650
Machinists$64,5905,620
Managers, All Other$138,5505,580
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$56,2505,540
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$37,0005,410
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$67,6405,270
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$103,2505,230
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$67,8605,180
Management Analysts$109,4205,100
Medical and Health Services Managers$127,2005,000
Pharmacy Technicians$44,6804,980
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$50,7504,980
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$84,8704,930
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$49,1904,910
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$79,3204,600
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$64,8904,480
Bus Drivers, School$49,5104,470
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$77,9304,190
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$32,5104,100
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Metro area: St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 41180). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.