St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in St. Joseph Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area

Figures describe the St. Joseph, MO-KS metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not St. Joseph city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (1 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 232 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$400,000	$192.31	80
2	Physicians, All Other	$217,670	$104.65	60
3	Dentists, General	$207,450	$99.74	50
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$138,340	$66.51	50
5	Physician Assistants	$138,060	$66.38	50
6	Natural Sciences Managers	$134,810	$64.81	40
7	Pharmacists	$131,720	$63.33	120
8	Chief Executives	$131,540	$63.24	50
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$130,170	$62.58	80
10	Nurse Practitioners	$128,710	$61.88	140
11	Industrial Production Managers	$128,370	$61.72	180
12	Managers, All Other	$125,750	$60.46	150
13	Marketing Managers	$123,480	$59.37	60
14	Financial Managers	$123,420	$59.34	150
15	Veterinarians	$118,290	$56.87	40
16	Construction Managers	$116,540	$56.03	70
17	Human Resources Managers	$115,270	$55.42	40
18	Facilities Managers	$108,920	$52.36	50
19	Sales Managers	$106,130	$51.02	120
20	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$104,540	$50.26	70
21	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$100,720	$48.42	60
22	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$100,340	$48.24	90
23	Physical Therapists	$99,310	$47.75	90
24	Software Developers	$98,570	$47.39	90
25	Medical and Health Services Managers	$98,080	$47.16	200

The full list of every published occupation here is on the St. Joseph metro 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.