High paying management jobs in Missouri

Every management 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 management 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

1Chief Executives$172,320
Bachelor's degree
$75,040 – $416,0602,550
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,460
Bachelor's degree
$95,690 – $216,33011,130
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$157,800
Bachelor's degree
$105,170 – $213,0502,250
4Financial Managers$143,460
Bachelor's degree
$86,950 – $273,42013,330
5Purchasing Managers$132,100
Bachelor's degree
$80,080 – $205,880960
6Human Resources Managers$130,680
Bachelor's degree
$81,730 – $225,1603,510
7Marketing Managers$130,550
Bachelor's degree
$76,160 – $226,7006,550
8Natural Sciences Managers$129,410
Bachelor's degree
$65,650 – $229,9501,230
9Managers, All Other$125,760
Bachelor's degree
$64,990 – $207,38011,420
10Industrial Production Managers$117,660
Bachelor's degree
$71,840 – $183,2004,110
11Sales Managers$115,370
Bachelor's degree
$60,920 – $223,3407,630
12Construction Managers$112,230
Bachelor's degree
$75,490 – $172,5703,680
13Education Administrators, Postsecondary$104,560
Master's degree
$63,110 – $213,7402,830
14Medical and Health Services Managers$104,370
Bachelor's degree
$64,620 – $186,43010,800
15Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$102,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,240 – $186,0403,650
16Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$100,400
Master's degree
$74,570 – $133,0907,120
17Facilities Managers$100,380
Bachelor's degree
$60,140 – $160,4101,920
18Administrative Services Managers$96,920
Bachelor's degree
$53,350 – $178,8104,220
19General and Operations Managers$79,300
Bachelor's degree
$42,460 – $188,820109,020
20Social and Community Service Managers$71,970
Bachelor's degree
$48,410 – $108,0203,060
21Food Service Managers$65,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,680 – $98,4001,600
22Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$61,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,100 – $97,3904,740
23Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$47,940
Bachelor's degree
$29,950 – $85,7701,060

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	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$172,320	$75,040 – $416,060	2,550
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$159,460	$95,690 – $216,330	11,130
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$157,800	$105,170 – $213,050	2,250
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$143,460	$86,950 – $273,420	13,330
5	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,100	$80,080 – $205,880	960
6	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,680	$81,730 – $225,160	3,510
7	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,550	$76,160 – $226,700	6,550
8	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,410	$65,650 – $229,950	1,230
9	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$125,760	$64,990 – $207,380	11,420
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$117,660	$71,840 – $183,200	4,110
11	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$115,370	$60,920 – $223,340	7,630
12	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$112,230	$75,490 – $172,570	3,680
13	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$104,560	$63,110 – $213,740	2,830
14	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,370	$64,620 – $186,430	10,800
15	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$102,870	$58,240 – $186,040	3,650
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$100,400	$74,570 – $133,090	7,120
17	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,380	$60,140 – $160,410	1,920
18	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$96,920	$53,350 – $178,810	4,220
19	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$79,300	$42,460 – $188,820	109,020
20	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$71,970	$48,410 – $108,020	3,060
21	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,520	$51,680 – $98,400	1,600
22	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,640	$39,100 – $97,390	4,740
23	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$47,940	$29,950 – $85,770	1,060

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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