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 $44,210 in 2011, slightly lower than the U.S. average annual wage of $45,230. 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 |
$99,530 |
$107,410 |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
13-0000 |
$66,110 |
$68,740 |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations |
15-0000 |
$74,630 |
$78,730 |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
17-0000 |
$74,460 |
$77,120 |
| Life Physical and Social Services Occupations |
19-0000 |
$60,520 |
$67,470 |
| Community and Social Services Occupations |
21-0000 |
$41,420 |
$43,830 |
| Legal Occupations |
23-0000 |
$88,250 |
$98,380 |
| Education Training and Library Occupations |
25-0000 |
$47,770 |
$50,870 |
| Arts Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media Occupations |
27-0000 |
$45,200 |
$53,850 |
| Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations |
29-0000 |
$64,700 |
$72,730 |
| Healthcare Support Occupations |
31-0000 |
$25,800 |
$27,370 |
| Protective Service Occupations |
33-0000 |
$39,360 |
$42,730 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
35-0000 |
$20,230 |
$21,430 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations |
37-0000 |
$24,950 |
$25,560 |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations |
39-0000 |
$22,680 |
$24,620 |
| Sales and Related Occupations |
41-0000 |
$36,960 |
$37,520 |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
43-0000 |
$33,790 |
$34,120 |
| Farming Fishing and Forestry Occupations |
45-0000 |
$26,990 |
$24,300 |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations |
47-0000 |
$55,960 |
$44,630 |
| Installation Maintenance and Repair Occupations |
49-0000 |
$43,390 |
$42,810 |
| Production Occupations |
51-0000 |
$36,830 |
$34,220 |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
53-0000 |
$33,050 |
$33,200 |
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Source: "Occupational Employment and Wages Estimates May 2011" U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012.
(1) Standard Occupational Classification system code used by Federal statistical agencies.
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