High paying jobs in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL. The percentile range matters more than the median on its own: it shows what the bottom and top of each field actually earn, which a single average hides.

Cost of living: prices in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL run 13.9% below the national average (2024), so a Cape Girardeau, MO-IL salary is worth about 1.16× 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, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL · Employed

1Pharmacists$141,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$124,110 – $177,470100
2Physician Assistants$141,080
Master's degree
$111,210 – $169,65040
3Financial Managers$139,690
Bachelor's degree
$78,790 – $244,390120
4Industrial Production Managers$133,110
Bachelor's degree
$64,100 – $160,77070
5Nurse Practitioners$130,000
Master's degree
$97,350 – $149,020200
6Human Resources Managers$128,240
Bachelor's degree
$81,930 – $267,41030
7Computer and Information Systems Managers$128,230
Bachelor's degree
$80,910 – $192,80080
8Medical and Health Services Managers$104,010
Bachelor's degree
$65,270 – $223,160280
9Construction Managers$102,980
Bachelor's degree
$71,230 – $126,31070
10Physical Therapists$100,420
Doctoral or professional degree
$41,710 – $129,120100
11Veterinarians$100,360
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,250 – $167,43030
12Software Developers$100,220
Bachelor's degree
$72,680 – $162,67090
13Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$99,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,330 – $104,74050
14Occupational Therapists$98,990
Master's degree
$71,990 – $118,41070
15Sales Managers$98,810
Bachelor's degree
$42,030 – $179,090100
16Industrial Engineers$98,650
Bachelor's degree
$72,440 – $165,48060
17Managers, All Other$98,220
Bachelor's degree
$61,730 – $141,74090
18Speech-Language Pathologists$97,900
Master's degree
$63,450 – $113,36080
19Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$96,860
Master's degree
$64,750 – $127,040100
20Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$96,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,890 – $171,06050
21Mechanical Engineers$94,940
Bachelor's degree
$62,980 – $135,64040
22Marketing Managers$94,750
Bachelor's degree
$61,900 – $166,42050
23Lawyers$94,600
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,920 – $204,690120
24Facilities Managers$94,140
Bachelor's degree
$48,710 – $126,00040
25First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$88,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,470 – $115,670180
26Dental Hygienists$83,690
Associate's degree
$52,600 – $95,04080
27Registered Nurses$82,640
Bachelor's degree
$62,620 – $104,8301,470
28Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$81,430
Associate's degree
$59,680 – $100,57040
29Civil Engineers$81,190
Bachelor's degree
$63,380 – $125,33030
30Administrative Services Managers$81,160
Bachelor's degree
$39,480 – $124,01040
31Computer Systems Analysts$78,720
Bachelor's degree
$63,730 – $122,810120
32Project Management Specialists$78,150
Bachelor's degree
$50,880 – $137,270200
33Management Analysts$77,990
Bachelor's degree
$45,210 – $106,76040
34Cost Estimators$77,770
Bachelor's degree
$48,020 – $106,75070
35Computer Occupations, All Other$77,500
Bachelor's degree
$49,300 – $128,92090
36Loan Officers$76,400
Bachelor's degree
$44,030 – $128,18070
37First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$75,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,290 – $116,210180
38First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$75,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,090 – $120,49050
39General and Operations Managers$74,790
Bachelor's degree
$39,830 – $165,6301,450
40Computer Network Support Specialists$72,950
Associate's degree
$40,440 – $118,80040
41Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$72,820
Bachelor's degree
$47,750 – $342,33050
42First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$72,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,600 – $131,32040
43Personal Financial Advisors$72,280
Bachelor's degree
$37,610 – $289,88040
44Social and Community Service Managers$67,360
Bachelor's degree
$41,390 – $95,63050
45Respiratory Therapists$66,910
Associate's degree
$58,590 – $83,03090
46Industrial Machinery Mechanics$66,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,040 – $78,55080
47First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$65,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,010 – $97,760230
48Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$65,220
Associate's degree
$50,470 – $84,190100
49Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$65,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,100 – $104,070120
50Accountants and Auditors$64,010
Bachelor's degree
$43,670 – $103,030320

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

#	Occupation	MedianCape Girardeau, MO-IL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$141,250	$124,110 – $177,470	100
2	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$141,080	$111,210 – $169,650	40
3	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,690	$78,790 – $244,390	120
4	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,110	$64,100 – $160,770	70
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$130,000	$97,350 – $149,020	200
6	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,240	$81,930 – $267,410	30
7	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,230	$80,910 – $192,800	80
8	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,010	$65,270 – $223,160	280
9	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,980	$71,230 – $126,310	70
10	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$100,420	$41,710 – $129,120	100
11	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$100,360	$62,250 – $167,430	30
12	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$100,220	$72,680 – $162,670	90
13	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$99,650	$66,330 – $104,740	50
14	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$98,990	$71,990 – $118,410	70
15	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,810	$42,030 – $179,090	100
16	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$98,650	$72,440 – $165,480	60
17	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$98,220	$61,730 – $141,740	90
18	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$97,900	$63,450 – $113,360	80
19	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$96,860	$64,750 – $127,040	100
20	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,320	$55,890 – $171,060	50
21	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$94,940	$62,980 – $135,640	40
22	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$94,750	$61,900 – $166,420	50
23	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$94,600	$61,920 – $204,690	120
24	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$94,140	$48,710 – $126,000	40
25	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$88,150	$58,470 – $115,670	180
26	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$83,690	$52,600 – $95,040	80
27	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$82,640	$62,620 – $104,830	1,470
28	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$81,430	$59,680 – $100,570	40
29	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$81,190	$63,380 – $125,330	30
30	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$81,160	$39,480 – $124,010	40
31	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$78,720	$63,730 – $122,810	120
32	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$78,150	$50,880 – $137,270	200
33	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$77,990	$45,210 – $106,760	40
34	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$77,770	$48,020 – $106,750	70
35	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$77,500	$49,300 – $128,920	90
36	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$76,400	$44,030 – $128,180	70
37	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,830	$51,290 – $116,210	180
38	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,530	$60,090 – $120,490	50
39	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$74,790	$39,830 – $165,630	1,450
40	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$72,950	$40,440 – $118,800	40
41	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales AgentsBachelor's degree	$72,820	$47,750 – $342,330	50
42	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,660	$46,600 – $131,320	40
43	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$72,280	$37,610 – $289,880	40
44	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$67,360	$41,390 – $95,630	50
45	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$66,910	$58,590 – $83,030	90
46	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,530	$46,040 – $78,550	80
47	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,990	$43,010 – $97,760	230
48	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$65,220	$50,470 – $84,190	100
49	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,180	$40,100 – $104,070	120
50	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$64,010	$43,670 – $103,030	320

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