High paying business and finance jobs in St. Louis, MO-IL

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in St. Louis, MO-IL. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in St. Louis, MO-IL run 4.9% below the national average (2024), so a St. Louis, MO-IL salary is worth about 1.05× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, St. Louis, MO-IL · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$103,690
Bachelor's degree
$52,690 – $330,3602,630
2Labor Relations Specialists$102,010
Bachelor's degree
$69,430 – $151,070750
3Management Analysts$101,100
Bachelor's degree
$61,830 – $164,7705,100
4Project Management Specialists$100,510
Bachelor's degree
$60,200 – $162,00010,450
5Financial and Investment Analysts$99,950
Bachelor's degree
$61,970 – $166,3902,650
6Financial Risk Specialists$97,920
Bachelor's degree
$59,420 – $158,250480
7Business Operations Specialists, All Other$95,470
Bachelor's degree
$54,290 – $157,3507,320
8Logisticians$88,880
Bachelor's degree
$54,980 – $130,1702,430
9Financial Specialists, All Other$85,240
Bachelor's degree
$47,120 – $131,5801,300
10Insurance Underwriters$82,270
Bachelor's degree
$59,360 – $127,360990
11Financial Examiners$80,430
Bachelor's degree
$55,370 – $153,980850
12Accountants and Auditors$78,880
Bachelor's degree
$51,040 – $130,34013,610
13Cost Estimators$78,730
Bachelor's degree
$44,990 – $130,6803,170
14Compliance Officers$77,270
Bachelor's degree
$48,270 – $127,4402,690
15Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$77,080
Bachelor's degree
$49,990 – $129,320920
16Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$75,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,020 – $108,2403,170
17Loan Officers$74,510
Bachelor's degree
$38,370 – $149,0002,690
18Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$74,130
Bachelor's degree
$39,520 – $133,1406,980
19Credit Analysts$73,850
Bachelor's degree
$53,890 – $124,970520
20Buyers and Purchasing Agents$73,280
Bachelor's degree
$49,170 – $118,8504,600
21Human Resources Specialists$71,670
Bachelor's degree
$47,230 – $116,2908,130
22Fundraisers$64,040
Bachelor's degree
$47,430 – $100,020980
23Property Appraisers and Assessors$59,610
Bachelor's degree
$41,760 – $119,750630
24Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$57,810
Bachelor's degree
$35,880 – $90,5101,260

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianSt. Louis, MO-IL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$103,690	$52,690 – $330,360	2,630
2	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$102,010	$69,430 – $151,070	750
3	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$101,100	$61,830 – $164,770	5,100
4	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$100,510	$60,200 – $162,000	10,450
5	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$99,950	$61,970 – $166,390	2,650
6	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$97,920	$59,420 – $158,250	480
7	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$95,470	$54,290 – $157,350	7,320
8	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$88,880	$54,980 – $130,170	2,430
9	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$85,240	$47,120 – $131,580	1,300
10	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$82,270	$59,360 – $127,360	990
11	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$80,430	$55,370 – $153,980	850
12	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$78,880	$51,040 – $130,340	13,610
13	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$78,730	$44,990 – $130,680	3,170
14	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$77,270	$48,270 – $127,440	2,690
15	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,080	$49,990 – $129,320	920
16	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,840	$49,020 – $108,240	3,170
17	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$74,510	$38,370 – $149,000	2,690
18	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$74,130	$39,520 – $133,140	6,980
19	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$73,850	$53,890 – $124,970	520
20	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$73,280	$49,170 – $118,850	4,600
21	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$71,670	$47,230 – $116,290	8,130
22	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$64,040	$47,430 – $100,020	980
23	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$59,610	$41,760 – $119,750	630
24	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$57,810	$35,880 – $90,510	1,260

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in St. Louis, MO-IL. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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