Musicians and Singers · SOC 27-2042
Musicians and Singers Salary in the St. Louis Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025St. Louis, MO-IL metro area
Figures describe the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not St. Louis city limits.
BLS publishes only hourly wages for this occupation (annual hours vary too much for a meaningful yearly figure).
Musicians and Singers in the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area earned a median of $39.22 per hour as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $15.00 at the 10th percentile to $74.27 at the 90th. BLS estimates 180 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Musicians and Singers in the St. Louis metro area earn more than $39.22 per hour, half earn less; the middle half earn between $26.34 and $49.11.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly | $15.00 | $26.34 | $39.22 | $49.11 | $74.27 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- St. Louis metro areathis metro area$39.22 median for St. Louis metro area; middle half earns $26.34 to $49.11
- Missouristate (MO)$39.22 median for Missouri; middle half earns $24.14 to $49.65
- United Statesnational$47.80 median for United States; middle half earns $27.57 to $75.33
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is about the same vs Missouri overall and −18% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The St. Louis metro area has the 51st-highest published median for this occupation among the 78 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Missouri
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for musicians and singers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- St. Louis metro areathis page$39.22 median for St. Louis metro area; middle half earns $26.34 to $49.11
- $39.93 median for Kansas City metro area; middle half earns $26.75 to $49.65
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for musicians and singerss · Highest-paying occupations in St. Louis Metro
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.