These Are The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In St. Louis
We combed through the data to identify the profession in St. Louis that will get you rich.
Ever wonder who gets paid the most? Or how much your dentist makes for all the pain they put you through?
We had that same burning desire to know more about the highest paid professions in St. Louis. And if you can’t tell by that sentence, we’re a bit of what you’d call data nerds.
We decided to go directly to the source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics.
After scrounging through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we discovered that Internists, General are the highest paid people in St. Louis.
Everyone’s favorite dentists place number 5 on the list of highest paid professions in St. Louis. So the next time you sit there while they drill you can dwell on the fact that they are getting extremely well paid for it.
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How we determined the highest paid jobs in St. Louis
We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 610 job classifications in St. Louis in order to identify those that get paid the most.
Pretty straightforward and easy to do when the government does your job for you 🙂
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Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In St. Louis
| Rank | Job Title | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internists, General | $264,480 |
| 2 | Anesthesiologists | $256,100 |
| 3 | Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | $209,140 |
| 4 | Podiatrists | $196,510 |
| 5 | Dentists, General | $174,420 |
| 6 | Psychiatrists | $162,160 |
| 7 | Chief Executives | $158,730 |
| 8 | Nurse Anesthetists | $152,110 |
| 9 | Sales Managers | $140,590 |
| 10 | Marketing Managers | $138,460 |
| 11 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $135,760 |
| 12 | Purchasing Managers | $134,280 |
| 13 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $134,240 |
| 14 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $133,680 |
| 15 | Financial Managers | $132,970 |
| 16 | Family and General Practitioners | $132,830 |
| 17 | Physicists | $126,380 |
| 18 | Human Resources Managers | $124,880 |
| 19 | Natural Sciences Managers | $124,300 |
| 20 | Advertising and Promotions Managers | $123,360 |
| 21 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | $118,980 |
| 22 | Public Relations and Fundraising Managers | $117,230 |
| 23 | Pharmacists | $116,580 |
| 24 | Managers, All Other | $115,820 |
| 25 | Lawyers | $115,210 |
| 26 | Training and Development Managers | $114,230 |
| 27 | Art Directors | $112,920 |
| 28 | Personal Financial Advisors | $112,500 |
| 29 | General and Operations Managers | $110,550 |
| 30 | Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $107,260 |
| 31 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $107,220 |
| 32 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | $105,750 |
| 33 | Software Developers, Systems Software | $104,820 |
| 34 | Industrial Production Managers | $102,920 |
| 35 | Sales Engineers | $102,180 |
| 36 | Construction Managers | $101,260 |
| 37 | Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School | $100,700 |
| 38 | Electrical Engineers | $100,070 |
| 39 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $99,350 |
| 40 | Optometrists | $99,070 |
| 41 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $98,910 |
| 42 | Computer Network Architects | $97,170 |
| 43 | Atmospheric and Space Scientists | $97,020 |
| 44 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $96,630 |
| 45 | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | $96,350 |
| 46 | Fashion Designers | $96,250 |
| 47 | Software Developers, Applications | $95,810 |
| 48 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $95,780 |
| 49 | Physician Assistants | $95,070 |
| 50 | Economics Teachers, Postsecondary | $92,990 |
| 51 | Financial Analysts | $92,510 |
| 52 | Computer Systems Analysts | $92,230 |
| 53 | Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | $91,490 |
| 54 | Actuaries | $91,420 |
| 55 | Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary | $90,650 |
| 56 | Administrative Services Managers | $90,600 |
| 57 | Industrial Engineers | $90,250 |
| 58 | Nurse Practitioners | $90,200 |
| 59 | Chemical Engineers | $90,020 |
| 60 | Database Administrators | $87,770 |
| 61 | Commercial Pilots | $86,920 |
| 62 | Veterinarians | $86,080 |
| 63 | Biomedical Engineers | $85,810 |
| 64 | Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | $85,480 |
| 65 | Statisticians | $85,090 |
| 66 | Mechanical Engineers | $84,760 |
| 67 | Environmental Engineers | $84,570 |
| 68 | Computer Programmers | $84,350 |
| 69 | Computer Occupations, All Other | $84,170 |
| 70 | Elevator Installers and Repairers | $83,730 |
| 71 | Power Distributors and Dispatchers | $83,230 |
| 72 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $82,440 |
| 73 | Biological Scientists, All Other | $82,240 |
| 74 | Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $82,240 |
| 75 | Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | $81,340 |
| 76 | Psychologists, All Other | $80,730 |
| 77 | Biochemists and Biophysicists | $80,530 |
| 78 | Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $80,410 |
| 79 | Financial Examiners | $80,320 |
| 80 | First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers | $79,430 |
| 81 | Life Scientists, All Other | $79,280 |
| 82 | Civil Engineers | $79,080 |
| 83 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $78,690 |
| 84 | Physical Therapists | $78,690 |
| 85 | Physics Teachers, Postsecondary | $78,630 |
| 86 | Radiation Therapists | $78,550 |
| 87 | Detectives and Criminal Investigators | $78,480 |
| 88 | Forensic Science Technicians | $78,400 |
| 89 | Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | $78,060 |
| 90 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $78,010 |
| 91 | Accountants and Auditors | $78,000 |
| 92 | Management Analysts | $77,570 |
| 93 | Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary | $77,310 |
| 94 | Audiologists | $76,960 |
| 95 | Engineers, All Other | $76,910 |
| 96 | Transportation Inspectors | $76,770 |
| 97 | Insurance Underwriters | $76,020 |
| 98 | Information Security Analysts | $75,500 |
| 99 | First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | $75,430 |
| 100 | Logisticians | $75,350 |
