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

Every medical 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 medical 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

1Physicians, All Other$246,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,950 – $560,1302,470
2Nurse Anesthetists$232,300
Master's degree
$214,980 – $332,800650
3Dentists, General$210,430
Doctoral or professional degree
$96,300 – $559,2601,250
4Pharmacists$138,530
Doctoral or professional degree
$111,110 – $166,8402,910
5Physician Assistants$136,120
Master's degree
$77,620 – $170,9601,260
6Nurse Practitioners$131,580
Master's degree
$108,340 – $164,2803,430
7Veterinarians$122,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,680 – $195,480810
8Physical Therapists$100,600
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,390 – $124,1902,480
9Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$98,990
Associate's degree
$79,320 – $107,330730
10Dental Hygienists$97,650
Associate's degree
$78,760 – $99,4002,150
11Occupational Therapists$95,770
Master's degree
$73,720 – $117,4601,860
12Speech-Language Pathologists$86,480
Master's degree
$58,180 – $113,4701,630
13Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$83,330
Associate's degree
$66,170 – $99,120480
14Registered Nurses$83,180
Bachelor's degree
$63,440 – $104,46035,200
15Respiratory Therapists$79,210
Associate's degree
$62,230 – $95,7301,260
16Family Medicine Physicians$76,830
Doctoral or professional degree
$70,100 – $428,5501,660
17Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$76,390
Associate's degree
$59,600 – $97,2902,190
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$70,360
Bachelor's degree
$51,750 – $91,100700
19Chiropractors$67,180
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,450 – $157,090430
20Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$65,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,610 – $79,5905,180
21Paramedics$63,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,480 – $83,7301,890
22Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$61,830
Bachelor's degree
$38,400 – $96,8603,960
23Surgical Technologists$61,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,300 – $77,180810
24Medical Records Specialists$51,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,650 – $78,0001,410
25Psychiatric Technicians$47,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,820 – $61,4301,680
26Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,500 – $74,8802,420
27Pharmacy Technicians$45,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,020 – $58,7304,980
28Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$44,860
Associate's degree
$34,880 – $50,9701,000
29Emergency Medical Technicians$41,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,820 – $59,4501,550
30Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$39,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,420 – $51,540530
31Opticians, Dispensing$39,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,050 – $54,810750

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	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$246,440	$81,950 – $560,130	2,470
2	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$232,300	$214,980 – $332,800	650
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$210,430	$96,300 – $559,260	1,250
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$138,530	$111,110 – $166,840	2,910
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$136,120	$77,620 – $170,960	1,260
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$131,580	$108,340 – $164,280	3,430
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$122,460	$74,680 – $195,480	810
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$100,600	$77,390 – $124,190	2,480
9	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$98,990	$79,320 – $107,330	730
10	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$97,650	$78,760 – $99,400	2,150
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$95,770	$73,720 – $117,460	1,860
12	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$86,480	$58,180 – $113,470	1,630
13	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$83,330	$66,170 – $99,120	480
14	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$83,180	$63,440 – $104,460	35,200
15	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$79,210	$62,230 – $95,730	1,260
16	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$76,830	$70,100 – $428,550	1,660
17	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$76,390	$59,600 – $97,290	2,190
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$70,360	$51,750 – $91,100	700
19	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$67,180	$48,450 – $157,090	430
20	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,120	$56,610 – $79,590	5,180
21	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,050	$45,480 – $83,730	1,890
22	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$61,830	$38,400 – $96,860	3,960
23	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,790	$46,300 – $77,180	810
24	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,260	$39,650 – $78,000	1,410
25	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,970	$36,820 – $61,430	1,680
26	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,570	$38,500 – $74,880	2,420
27	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,220	$36,020 – $58,730	4,980
28	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$44,860	$34,880 – $50,970	1,000
29	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,910	$35,820 – $59,450	1,550
30	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,440	$31,420 – $51,540	530
31	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,230	$36,050 – $54,810	750

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