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Average Wages
Missouri employees make an annual mean wage of $39,250, lower than the US annual mean wage, $44,460. 1 Lower business costs, including wages, make it easier for businesses in any industry to prosper in Missouri.
Take a look at some of the average wages for Missouri according to industry.
| Missouri Average Wages by Occupation, May 2008 |
Footnotes: (1) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by 2,080 hours. SOC code: Standard Occupational Classification code -- see http://www.bls.gov/soc/home.htm
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data extracted on June 12, 2009 |
| Occupation (SOC code) |
Annual mean wage(1)
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| Management Occupations (110000) |
$93,980
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| Business and Financial Occupations (130000) |
$57,780
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| Computer and Mathematical Science Occupations (150000) |
$65,700
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| Architecture and Engineering Occupations (170000) |
$66,080
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| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (190000) |
$55,330
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| Community and Social Services Occupations (210000) |
$37,440
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| Legal Occupations (230000) |
$77,890
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| Education, Training, and Library Occupations (250000) |
$43,460
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| Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations (290000) |
$58,650 |
| Healthcare Support Occupations (310000) |
$23,870 |
| Protective Service Occupations (330000) |
$34,900 |
| Food Preparation and Service Occupations (350000) |
$18,910 |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations(390000) |
$21,800
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| Office and Administrative Support Occupations(430000) |
$30,580
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| Construction and Extraction Occupations (470000) |
$45,490 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (490000) |
$39,710 |
| Production Occupations(510000) |
$31,300
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| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations(530000) |
$31,010
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1(Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2009)
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