Athletes and Sports Competitors in the St. Louis Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Athletes and Sports Competitors pay in St. Louis, MO-IL at a median of $203,390 per year, drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $66,710, the metro estimate is +205% above. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 320 athletes and sports competitors are employed across the St. Louis MSA in SOC 27-2021.

Full percentile-band wage data is not published for this occupation-metro combination. BLS may suppress estimates that do not meet its publication standards for reliability or confidentiality.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so St. Louis, MO-IL covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide MO estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.