High paying tech and IT jobs in Missouri

Every tech and IT 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 tech and IT 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

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,460
Bachelor's degree
$95,690 – $216,33011,130
2Software Developers$126,120
Bachelor's degree
$72,570 – $169,34020,020
3Database Architects$110,570
Bachelor's degree
$64,420 – $166,6101,410
4Web Developers$103,750
Bachelor's degree
$58,140 – $186,2601,160
5Information Security Analysts$103,440
Bachelor's degree
$60,700 – $161,4303,260
6Computer Network Architects$103,130
Bachelor's degree
$62,080 – $168,8203,360
7Computer Occupations, All Other$101,040
Bachelor's degree
$52,590 – $165,36014,340
8Database Administrators$100,270
Bachelor's degree
$57,730 – $150,4901,140
9Data Scientists$97,090
Bachelor's degree
$58,960 – $151,3804,730
10Computer Systems Analysts$92,060
Bachelor's degree
$59,600 – $145,5907,730
11Computer Programmers$90,420
Bachelor's degree
$54,760 – $126,5901,520
12Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$85,530
Bachelor's degree
$55,030 – $141,3502,930
13Network and Computer Systems Administrators$80,870
Bachelor's degree
$52,190 – $129,6105,810
14Computer Network Support Specialists$72,780
Associate's degree
$42,440 – $129,5103,910
15Web and Digital Interface Designers$70,970
Bachelor's degree
$43,680 – $132,5501,210
16Operations Research Analysts$62,380
Bachelor's degree
$49,180 – $116,9801,190
17Computer User Support Specialists$59,770
Some college, no degree
$39,920 – $93,09013,510

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	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$159,460	$95,690 – $216,330	11,130
2	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$126,120	$72,570 – $169,340	20,020
3	Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$110,570	$64,420 – $166,610	1,410
4	Web DevelopersBachelor's degree	$103,750	$58,140 – $186,260	1,160
5	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$103,440	$60,700 – $161,430	3,260
6	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$103,130	$62,080 – $168,820	3,360
7	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$101,040	$52,590 – $165,360	14,340
8	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$100,270	$57,730 – $150,490	1,140
9	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$97,090	$58,960 – $151,380	4,730
10	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$92,060	$59,600 – $145,590	7,730
11	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$90,420	$54,760 – $126,590	1,520
12	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$85,530	$55,030 – $141,350	2,930
13	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$80,870	$52,190 – $129,610	5,810
14	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$72,780	$42,440 – $129,510	3,910
15	Web and Digital Interface DesignersBachelor's degree	$70,970	$43,680 – $132,550	1,210
16	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$62,380	$49,180 – $116,980	1,190
17	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$59,770	$39,920 – $93,090	13,510

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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