North Missouri nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for North Missouri nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers publishes $67,430 here versus $105,770 nationally (-36.2%; 3,760metro-area jobs). Next is Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education at $46,790 locally versus $72,040 nationally (-35.0%).
- General and Operations Managers$67,430 in North Missouri nonmetropolitan area sits 36.2% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (3,760 published local jobs).
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$46,790 in North Missouri nonmetropolitan area sits 35.0% below the national Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education median of $72,040 (2,140 published local jobs).
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$47,330 in North Missouri nonmetropolitan area sits 26.0% below the national Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $63,970 (2,140 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$78,230 in North Missouri nonmetropolitan area sits 19.8% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (2,020 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for North Missouri nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 2900002 · North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-TRACE #475/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 320 occs
- TOP-LEAD Family Medicin… · $355K
- EMP-MIX Medical and…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH North Georgia no…
- BOOK-FULL 313 rows · May 2025
Read with North Georgia nonmetropolitan area ($79 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around North Missouri nonmetropoli…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Medical and Health Services Managers and Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers lead published employment inside North Missouri nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Medical and Health Services Managers 390 jobs · $92,890
- 2. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 390 jobs · $91,820
- 3. Pharmacists 220 jobs · $135,200
- 4. Financial Managers 220 jobs · $126,000
- 5. Nurse Practitioners 210 jobs · $123,530
- 6. Education Administrators, Postsecondary 150 jobs · $108,640
- 7. Industrial Engineers 150 jobs · $91,110
- 8. Industrial Production Managers 140 jobs · $104,420
- 9. Physicians, All Other 130 jobs · $276,670
- 10. Software Developers 130 jobs · $97,860
- 11. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 130 jobs · $96,360
- 12. Chief Executives 110 jobs · $104,240
- 13. Veterinarians 100 jobs · $99,020
- 14. Family Medicine Physicians 90 jobs · $354,610
- 15. Computer and Information Systems Managers 90 jobs · $104,130
- 16. Construction Managers 90 jobs · $100,590
- 17. Computer Systems Analysts 70 jobs · $86,920
- 18. Occupational Therapists 60 jobs · $97,390
Occupations Tracked
320
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$50,087
employment-weighted, 313 complete rows
Top Salary
$354,610
Family Medicine Physicians
Top-pay occupations in North Missouri nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $92,890 |
| 2 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $91,820 |
| 3 | Pharmacists | $135,200 |
| 4 | Financial Managers | $126,000 |
| 5 | Nurse Practitioners | $123,530 |
| 6 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $108,640 |
| 7 | Industrial Engineers | $91,110 |
| 8 | Industrial Production Managers | $104,420 |
| 9 | Physicians, All Other | $276,670 |
| 10 | Software Developers | $97,860 |
| 11 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $96,360 |
| 12 | Chief Executives | $104,240 |
| 13 | Veterinarians | $99,020 |
| 14 | Family Medicine Physicians | $354,610 |
| 15 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $104,130 |
| 16 | Construction Managers | $100,590 |
| 17 | Computer Systems Analysts | $86,920 |
| 18 | Occupational Therapists | $97,390 |
| 19 | Human Resources Managers | $99,760 |
| 20 | Marketing Managers | $99,600 |
| 21 | Diagnostic Medical Sonographers | $97,270 |
| 22 | Postmasters and Mail Superintendents | $94,220 |
| 23 | Electrical Engineers | $89,440 |
| 24 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $134,750 |
| 25 | Information Security Analysts | $89,140 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $28,600 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $28,600 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $28,600 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $28,600 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $28,600 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $28,600 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $28,600 |
| Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials | $28,600 |
| Tutors | $28,600 |
| Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors | $28,630 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in MO
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside MO. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($50,087 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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