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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