High paying office and admin jobs in Missouri

Every office and admin 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 office and admin 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

1First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$63,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,090 – $100,30022,360
2Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$60,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,340 – $95,0308,500
3Postal Service Clerks$59,970
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,0301,780
4Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0407,260
5Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,430
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,2802,730
6Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$54,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,040 – $83,7306,310
7Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$54,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,030 – $79,4703,460
8Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$51,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,720 – $101,7504,340
9Cargo and Freight Agents$50,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,660 – $81,7701,410
10Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$49,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,930 – $72,3602,280
11Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$47,990
Some college, no degree
$34,570 – $68,18021,400
12Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$47,960
Associate's degree
$37,740 – $65,0901,090
13Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,470 – $62,6705,080
14Public Safety Telecommunicators$46,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,810 – $62,1002,750
15Billing and Posting Clerks$46,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,160 – $61,3208,550
16Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$46,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,300 – $59,770970
17Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$46,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,590 – $67,0104,510
18Information and Record Clerks, All Other$45,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,860 – $62,6103,490
19Customer Service Representatives$44,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,980 – $63,89050,530
20Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$43,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,520 – $55,73012,260
21Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$43,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,890 – $60,27033,180
22Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$43,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,290 – $60,78011,650
23Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$42,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,900 – $69,3504,130
24Office Clerks, General$42,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,900 – $62,71056,050
25Bill and Account Collectors$41,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,600 – $63,0003,770
26Couriers and Messengers$41,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,560 – $47,9501,060
27Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$41,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,970 – $60,5304,760
28Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$40,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,600 – $76,9101,770
29Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$38,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,910 – $48,4403,470
30Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$38,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,090 – $76,6403,310
31File Clerks$38,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,750 – $57,7701,000
32Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$38,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,770 – $48,0501,140
33Tellers$36,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,370 – $48,13010,030
34Receptionists and Information Clerks$35,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,230 – $46,66018,890
35Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$34,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,870 – $38,0304,400
36Library Assistants, Clerical$33,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,600 – $40,7801,610

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	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,050	$42,090 – $100,300	22,360
2	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,320	$42,340 – $95,030	8,500
3	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$59,970	$42,600 – $75,030	1,780
4	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,880	$42,390 – $81,040	7,260
5	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$57,430	$42,600 – $75,280	2,730
6	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,170	$38,040 – $83,730	6,310
7	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,080	$37,030 – $79,470	3,460
8	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,410	$36,720 – $101,750	4,340
9	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,840	$33,660 – $81,770	1,410
10	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,660	$35,930 – $72,360	2,280
11	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$47,990	$34,570 – $68,180	21,400
12	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$47,960	$37,740 – $65,090	1,090
13	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,170	$36,470 – $62,670	5,080
14	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,990	$35,810 – $62,100	2,750
15	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,760	$36,160 – $61,320	8,550
16	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,220	$35,300 – $59,770	970
17	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,010	$30,590 – $67,010	4,510
18	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,660	$37,860 – $62,610	3,490
19	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,190	$31,980 – $63,890	50,530
20	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,980	$35,520 – $55,730	12,260
21	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,540	$30,890 – $60,270	33,180
22	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,480	$33,290 – $60,780	11,650
23	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,850	$38,900 – $69,350	4,130
24	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,370	$29,900 – $62,710	56,050
25	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,760	$28,600 – $63,000	3,770
26	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,410	$33,560 – $47,950	1,060
27	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,020	$33,970 – $60,530	4,760
28	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,560	$28,600 – $76,910	1,770
29	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,940	$35,910 – $48,440	3,470
30	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,560	$31,090 – $76,640	3,310
31	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,400	$29,750 – $57,770	1,000
32	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,110	$31,770 – $48,050	1,140
33	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,650	$30,370 – $48,130	10,030
34	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,740	$29,230 – $46,660	18,890
35	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,560	$28,870 – $38,030	4,400
36	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,760	$28,600 – $40,780	1,610

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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