Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (2 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 344 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $260,890 | $125.43 | 140 |
| 2 | Family Medicine Physicians | $222,100 | $106.78 | 110 |
| 3 | Dentists, General | $191,930 | $92.28 | 100 |
| 4 | Pharmacists | $141,320 | $67.94 | 410 |
| 5 | Financial Managers | $132,300 | $63.61 | 320 |
| 6 | Physician Assistants | $129,250 | $62.14 | 40 |
| 7 | Nurse Practitioners | $125,590 | $60.38 | 600 |
| 8 | Chief Executives | $121,520 | $58.42 | 160 |
| 9 | Marketing Managers | $119,570 | $57.49 | 120 |
| 10 | Human Resources Managers | $118,760 | $57.10 | 80 |
| 11 | Software Developers | $118,570 | $57.01 | 120 |
| 12 | Electrical Engineers | $109,990 | $52.88 | 40 |
| 13 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $105,780 | $50.86 | 150 |
| 14 | Industrial Production Managers | $105,770 | $50.85 | 230 |
| 15 | Social Workers, All Other | $104,370 | $50.18 | 40 |
| 16 | Veterinarians | $102,850 | $49.45 | 90 |
| 17 | Optometrists | $102,150 | $49.11 | 30 |
| 18 | Sales Managers | $101,760 | $48.92 | 230 |
| 19 | Engineers, All Other | $100,760 | $48.44 | 50 |
| 20 | Personal Financial Advisors | $100,600 | $48.37 | Not published |
| 21 | Construction Managers | $98,480 | $47.35 | 140 |
| 22 | Commercial Pilots | $98,140 | Not published | 60 |
| 23 | Occupational Therapists | $97,390 | $46.82 | 160 |
| 24 | Computer Systems Analysts | $96,180 | $46.24 | 100 |
| 25 | Diagnostic Medical Sonographers | $94,860 | $45.61 | 50 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.