High paying management jobs in St. Louis, MO-IL

Every management 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 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 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

1Chief Executives$202,840
Bachelor's degree
$93,620 – $504,1401,120
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,130
Bachelor's degree
$103,330 – $217,1306,160
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,660
Bachelor's degree
$107,830 – $209,3401,280
4Natural Sciences Managers$158,820
Bachelor's degree
$81,460 – $275,340650
5Financial Managers$158,780
Bachelor's degree
$92,720 – $304,2607,190
6Marketing Managers$137,900
Bachelor's degree
$80,740 – $231,7003,540
7Purchasing Managers$135,400
Bachelor's degree
$83,600 – $202,180700
8Human Resources Managers$133,880
Bachelor's degree
$84,630 – $247,3501,940
9Managers, All Other$130,590
Bachelor's degree
$68,180 – $217,0905,580
10Public Relations Managers$130,280
Bachelor's degree
$80,660 – $224,580450
11Sales Managers$123,870
Bachelor's degree
$64,370 – $243,0004,060
12Industrial Production Managers$122,860
Bachelor's degree
$78,090 – $185,1602,250
13Construction Managers$116,680
Bachelor's degree
$72,450 – $169,7202,880
14Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$110,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,500 – $181,2602,090
15Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$107,640
Master's degree
$77,170 – $149,8603,010
16Administrative Services Managers$107,090
Bachelor's degree
$62,400 – $207,2101,920
17Medical and Health Services Managers$106,200
Bachelor's degree
$67,990 – $200,9005,000
18Education Administrators, Postsecondary$104,940
Master's degree
$64,520 – $205,2501,250
19Facilities Managers$103,340
Bachelor's degree
$60,140 – $165,3001,180
20General and Operations Managers$93,140
Bachelor's degree
$45,690 – $210,79046,410
21Social and Community Service Managers$73,980
Bachelor's degree
$48,540 – $114,4201,360
22Food Service Managers$64,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,730 – $104,6601,260
23Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$62,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,620 – $100,7302,300
24Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$49,960
Bachelor's degree
$38,880 – $86,390550

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	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$202,840	$93,620 – $504,140	1,120
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$167,130	$103,330 – $217,130	6,160
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$162,660	$107,830 – $209,340	1,280
4	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$158,820	$81,460 – $275,340	650
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$158,780	$92,720 – $304,260	7,190
6	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,900	$80,740 – $231,700	3,540
7	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$135,400	$83,600 – $202,180	700
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,880	$84,630 – $247,350	1,940
9	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$130,590	$68,180 – $217,090	5,580
10	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,280	$80,660 – $224,580	450
11	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,870	$64,370 – $243,000	4,060
12	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,860	$78,090 – $185,160	2,250
13	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$116,680	$72,450 – $169,720	2,880
14	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$110,070	$62,500 – $181,260	2,090
15	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$107,640	$77,170 – $149,860	3,010
16	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,090	$62,400 – $207,210	1,920
17	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,200	$67,990 – $200,900	5,000
18	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$104,940	$64,520 – $205,250	1,250
19	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,340	$60,140 – $165,300	1,180
20	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$93,140	$45,690 – $210,790	46,410
21	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$73,980	$48,540 – $114,420	1,360
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,460	$45,730 – $104,660	1,260
23	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,500	$43,620 – $100,730	2,300
24	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$49,960	$38,880 – $86,390	550

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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