Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers publishes $61,300 here versus $105,770 nationally (-42.0%; 3,160metro-area jobs). Next is Waiters and Waitresses at $29,080 locally versus $35,230 nationally (-17.5%).
- General and Operations Managers$61,300 in Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area sits 42.0% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (3,160 published local jobs).
- Waiters and Waitresses$29,080 in Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area sits 17.5% below the national Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,230 (2,000 published local jobs).
- Retail Salespersons$30,530 in Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area sits 13.8% below the national Retail Salespersons median of $35,410 (2,850 published local jobs).
- Cashiers$29,940 in Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area sits 8.9% below the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (2,730 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 2900004 · Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $47K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-TRACE #510/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 259 occs
- TOP-LEAD Dentists, Gene… · $215K
- EMP-MIX Education Ad…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH North Arkansas n…
- BOOK-MOST 254 rows · May 2025
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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.
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Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary and Nurse Practitioners lead published employment inside Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 260 jobs · $88,160
- 2. Nurse Practitioners 190 jobs · $110,860
- 3. Medical and Health Services Managers 190 jobs · $94,110
- 4. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 180 jobs · $95,670
- 5. Managers, All Other 180 jobs · $81,890
- 6. Sales Managers 160 jobs · $85,230
- 7. Pharmacists 130 jobs · $133,560
- 8. Financial Managers 130 jobs · $115,550
- 9. Industrial Engineers 120 jobs · $96,300
- 10. Software Developers 100 jobs · $106,150
- 11. Lawyers 100 jobs · $84,200
- 12. Computer and Information Systems Managers 90 jobs · $138,870
- 13. Marketing Managers 90 jobs · $102,580
- 14. Industrial Production Managers 90 jobs · $99,220
- 15. Chief Executives 70 jobs · $129,620
- 16. Physical Therapists 70 jobs · $90,160
- 17. Respiratory Therapists 70 jobs · $80,000
- 18. Veterinarians 60 jobs · $110,590
Occupations Tracked
259
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$47,444
employment-weighted, 254 complete rows
Top Salary
$215,230
Dentists, General
Top-pay occupations in Southwest 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 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $88,160 |
| 2 | Nurse Practitioners | $110,860 |
| 3 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $94,110 |
| 4 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $95,670 |
| 5 | Managers, All Other | $81,890 |
| 6 | Sales Managers | $85,230 |
| 7 | Pharmacists | $133,560 |
| 8 | Financial Managers | $115,550 |
| 9 | Industrial Engineers | $96,300 |
| 10 | Software Developers | $106,150 |
| 11 | Lawyers | $84,200 |
| 12 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $138,870 |
| 13 | Marketing Managers | $102,580 |
| 14 | Industrial Production Managers | $99,220 |
| 15 | Chief Executives | $129,620 |
| 16 | Physical Therapists | $90,160 |
| 17 | Respiratory Therapists | $80,000 |
| 18 | Veterinarians | $110,590 |
| 19 | Construction Managers | $92,640 |
| 20 | Dental Hygienists | $84,080 |
| 21 | Physician Assistants | $141,620 |
| 22 | Computer Systems Analysts | $83,730 |
| 23 | Facilities Managers | $82,510 |
| 24 | Dentists, General | $215,230 |
| 25 | Human Resources Managers | $96,010 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | $28,600 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $28,600 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $28,810 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $28,960 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $28,980 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $29,080 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $29,110 |
| Bartenders | $29,390 |
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists | $29,490 |
| Bakers | $29,640 |
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 ($47,444 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
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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