Wage Rates
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Greater St. Louis offers an affordable living for those who work here, and at the same time provides employers a competitive and reasonable market in which to do business.
Overall, the combined mean annual wage for all St. Louis’ occupations was $43,480 in 2010, slightly lower than the U.S. average annual wage of $44,410. With the area’s low cost of living, these wage rates afford St. Louis workers a comfortable life, and at the same time provide employers an advantage over competitors operating in other, more expensive cities.
| Wage Rates |
| Occupational Groups |
SOC Code (1) |
St. Louis MSA
Mean Annual
Wage |
U.S. Mean
Annual Wage |
| Management Occupations |
11-0000 |
$102,160 |
$105,440 |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
13-0000 |
$64,350 |
$67,690 |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations |
15-0000 |
$73,520 |
$77,230 |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
17-0000 |
$72,540 |
$75,550 |
| Life Physical and Social Services Occupations |
19-0000 |
$59,780 |
$66,390 |
| Community and Social Services Occupations |
21-0000 |
$40,910 |
$43,108 |
| Legal Occupations |
23-0000 |
$89,240 |
$96,940 |
| Education Training and Library Occupations |
25-0000 |
$47,100 |
$50,440 |
| Arts Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media Occupations |
27-0000 |
$46,140 |
$52,290 |
| Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations |
29-0000 |
$63,800 |
$71,280 |
| Healthcare Support Occupations |
31-0000 |
$25,380 |
$26,920 |
| Protective Service Occupations |
33-0000 |
$39,240 |
$42,490 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
35-0000 |
$20,230 |
$21,240 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations |
37-0000 |
$24,400 |
$25,300 |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations |
39-0000 |
$23,060 |
$24,590 |
| Sales and Related Occupations |
41-0000 |
$36,710 |
$36,790 |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
43-0000 |
$33,310 |
$33,470 |
| Farming Fishing and Forestry Occupations |
45-0000 |
$31,670 |
$24,330 |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations |
47-0000 |
$53,870 |
$43,870 |
| Installation Maintenance and Repair Occupations |
49-0000 |
$43,290 |
$42,810 |
| Production Occupations |
51-0000 |
$36,290 |
$33,770 |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
53-0000 |
$32,930 |
$32,660 |
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Source: "Occupational Employment and Wages Estimates May 2010" U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2011.
(1) Standard Occupational Classification system code used by Federal statistical agencies.
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