St. Joseph, MO-KS Salaries
Local wages where BEA prices sit below the US average (RPP 86.4) - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in St. Joseph, MO-KS moved from $46,420 in May 2024 to $47,350 in May 2025 (+2.0%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- St. Joseph, MO-KS sits -1.1 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Transparent derived index from BLS and BEA data, not an official government rating. Based on wage level, year-over-year wage growth, and regional-price-parity-adjusted purchasing power, not job availability, industry mix, or day-to-day livability. See the exact dimensions, weights, and formula.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 41140 · St. Joseph, MO-KS $57K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-QUIET · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-LOW #309/528
- RPP-QUIET 86.4
- OCC-MID 232 occs
- TOP-LEAD Family Medicin… · $400K
- EMP-MIX Medical and…
- TREND-INLINE -1.1 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Panama City-Pana…
- BOOK-MOST 231 rows · May 2025
Read with Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL (+$4 on published-row mean) · Salary vs. cost of living
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 St. Joseph, MO-KS
Where St. Joseph, MO-KS already employs the upper wage tier
Medical and Health Services Managers and Industrial Production Managers lead published employment inside St. Joseph, MO-KS's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Medical and Health Services Managers 200 jobs · $98,080
- 2. Industrial Production Managers 180 jobs · $128,370
- 3. Managers, All Other 150 jobs · $125,750
- 4. Financial Managers 150 jobs · $123,420
- 5. Nurse Practitioners 140 jobs · $128,710
- 6. Pharmacists 120 jobs · $131,720
- 7. Sales Managers 120 jobs · $106,130
- 8. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 90 jobs · $100,340
- 9. Physical Therapists 90 jobs · $99,310
- 10. Software Developers 90 jobs · $98,570
- 11. Family Medicine Physicians 80 jobs · $400,000
- 12. Computer and Information Systems Managers 80 jobs · $130,170
- 13. Construction Managers 70 jobs · $116,540
- 14. Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 70 jobs · $104,540
- 15. Physicians, All Other 60 jobs · $217,670
- 16. Marketing Managers 60 jobs · $123,480
- 17. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 60 jobs · $100,720
- 18. Dentists, General 50 jobs · $207,450
Occupations Tracked
232
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$56,603
employment-weighted, 231 complete rows
Top Salary
$400,000
Family Medicine Physicians
Cost of Living
86.4
14% below US avg
Top-pay occupations in St. Joseph, MO-KS, 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 | $98,080 |
| 2 | Industrial Production Managers | $128,370 |
| 3 | Managers, All Other | $125,750 |
| 4 | Financial Managers | $123,420 |
| 5 | Nurse Practitioners | $128,710 |
| 6 | Pharmacists | $131,720 |
| 7 | Sales Managers | $106,130 |
| 8 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $100,340 |
| 9 | Physical Therapists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $99,310 |
| 10 | Software Developers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $98,570 |
| 11 | Family Medicine Physicians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $400,000 |
| 12 | Computer and Information Systems Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $130,170 |
| 13 | Construction Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $116,540 |
| 14 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $104,540 |
| 15 | Physicians, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $217,670 |
| 16 | Marketing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $123,480 |
| 17 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $100,720 |
| 18 | Dentists, General Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $207,450 |
| 19 | Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $138,340 |
| 20 | Physician Assistants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $138,060 |
| 21 | Chief Executives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $131,540 |
| 22 | Facilities Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $108,920 |
| 23 | Natural Sciences Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $134,810 |
| 24 | Veterinarians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $118,290 |
| 25 | Human Resources Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $115,270 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Lowest Paying Jobs in St. Joseph, MO-KS
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Library Assistants, Clerical Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $28,600 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $28,600 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $28,600 |
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $28,730 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $28,960 |
| Bartenders | $29,000 |
| Childcare Workers | $29,130 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $29,430 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $29,460 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $29,620 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
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 ($56,603 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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How to use St. Joseph, MO-KS wage figures in a real decision
- Family Medicine Physicians leads published medians in St. Joseph, MO-KS at $400,000/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers); open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Family Medicine Physicians
- The employment-weighted published-row mean of $56,603 adjusts to about $65,526 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 86.4. Salary vs cost of living
- Compare this metropolitan statistical 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 metro 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.