High paying engineering and architecture jobs in Missouri

Every engineering and architecture occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Missouri. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single engineering and architecture 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 Missouri run 9.2% below the national average (2024), so a Missouri salary is worth about 1.10× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Missouri.

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

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OccupationMedian, Missouri · Employed

1Electrical Engineers$118,670
Bachelor's degree
$77,620 – $166,7102,410
2Engineers, All Other$102,980
Bachelor's degree
$63,170 – $168,5301,850
3Mechanical Engineers$99,330
Bachelor's degree
$64,750 – $142,1004,870
4Industrial Engineers$99,290
Bachelor's degree
$65,880 – $143,9505,070
5Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$98,490
Bachelor's degree
$60,190 – $153,8602,150
6Civil Engineers$92,750
Bachelor's degree
$64,950 – $139,2105,760
7Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$72,120
Associate's degree
$49,480 – $103,2401,390
8Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$62,440
Associate's degree
$44,560 – $104,3001,220
9Architectural and Civil Drafters$61,940
Associate's degree
$44,760 – $90,2002,270
10Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$61,350
Associate's degree
$43,060 – $82,6401,300

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

#	Occupation	MedianMissouri	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$118,670	$77,620 – $166,710	2,410
2	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$102,980	$63,170 – $168,530	1,850
3	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$99,330	$64,750 – $142,100	4,870
4	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$99,290	$65,880 – $143,950	5,070
5	Architects, Except Landscape and NavalBachelor's degree	$98,490	$60,190 – $153,860	2,150
6	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$92,750	$64,950 – $139,210	5,760
7	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$72,120	$49,480 – $103,240	1,390
8	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$62,440	$44,560 – $104,300	1,220
9	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$61,940	$44,760 – $90,200	2,270
10	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$61,350	$43,060 – $82,640	1,300

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Missouri. 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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