Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers publishes $64,670 here versus $105,770 nationally (-38.9%; 5,740metro-area jobs). Next is Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education at $47,160 locally versus $63,970 nationally (-26.3%).
- General and Operations Managers$64,670 in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area sits 38.9% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (5,740 published local jobs).
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$47,160 in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area sits 26.3% below the national Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $63,970 (3,200 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$77,220 in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area sits 20.8% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (3,650 published local jobs).
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,480 in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area sits 17.3% below the national Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $58,640 (3,490 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 2900003 · Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $49K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-TRACE #488/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 344 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $261K
- EMP-MIX Nurse Practi…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Goldsboro, NC
- BOOK-FULL 340 rows · May 2025
Read with Goldsboro, NC (+$26 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 Southeast Missouri nonmetro…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Nurse Practitioners and Pharmacists lead published employment inside Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Nurse Practitioners 600 jobs · $125,590
- 2. Pharmacists 410 jobs · $141,320
- 3. Financial Managers 320 jobs · $132,300
- 4. Industrial Production Managers 230 jobs · $105,770
- 5. Sales Managers 230 jobs · $101,760
- 6. Chief Executives 160 jobs · $121,520
- 7. Occupational Therapists 160 jobs · $97,390
- 8. Computer and Information Systems Managers 150 jobs · $105,780
- 9. Physicians, All Other 140 jobs · $260,890
- 10. Construction Managers 140 jobs · $98,480
- 11. Marketing Managers 120 jobs · $119,570
- 12. Software Developers 120 jobs · $118,570
- 13. Family Medicine Physicians 110 jobs · $222,100
- 14. Dentists, General 100 jobs · $191,930
- 15. Computer Systems Analysts 100 jobs · $96,180
- 16. Veterinarians 90 jobs · $102,850
- 17. Human Resources Managers 80 jobs · $118,760
- 18. Commercial Pilots 60 jobs · $98,140
Occupations Tracked
344
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$49,290
employment-weighted, 340 complete rows
Top Salary
$260,890
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in Southeast 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 | Nurse Practitioners | $125,590 |
| 2 | Pharmacists | $141,320 |
| 3 | Financial Managers | $132,300 |
| 4 | Industrial Production Managers | $105,770 |
| 5 | Sales Managers | $101,760 |
| 6 | Chief Executives | $121,520 |
| 7 | Occupational Therapists | $97,390 |
| 8 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $105,780 |
| 9 | Physicians, All Other | $260,890 |
| 10 | Construction Managers | $98,480 |
| 11 | Marketing Managers | $119,570 |
| 12 | Software Developers | $118,570 |
| 13 | Family Medicine Physicians | $222,100 |
| 14 | Dentists, General | $191,930 |
| 15 | Computer Systems Analysts | $96,180 |
| 16 | Veterinarians | $102,850 |
| 17 | Human Resources Managers | $118,760 |
| 18 | Commercial Pilots | $98,140 |
| 19 | Engineers, All Other | $100,760 |
| 20 | Diagnostic Medical Sonographers | $94,860 |
| 21 | Physician Assistants | $129,250 |
| 22 | Electrical Engineers | $109,990 |
| 23 | Social Workers, All Other | $104,370 |
| 24 | Optometrists | $102,150 |
| 25 | Personal Financial Advisors | $100,600 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Childcare Workers | $28,600 |
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists | $28,600 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $28,600 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $28,600 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $28,600 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $28,600 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $28,650 |
| Sales and Related Workers, All Other | $28,680 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $28,720 |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | $28,930 |
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 ($49,290 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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How to use Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area wage figures in a real decision
- Physicians, All Other leads published medians in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area at $260,890/year; open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Physicians, All Other
- Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area's employment-weighted published-row mean is $49,290 across 340 occupation rows with employment estimates. Understanding BLS data
- Compare this nonmetropolitan area against the statewide occupation table for MO before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The local-area benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.