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Missouri engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Missouri, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$104,447

Missouri

Top earners

$152,722

Higher end

vs national

-13% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

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in this state

Engineers in Missouri earn a blended median of $104,447 per year, -13% vs national, with top earners near $152,722. That blends 12 engineering occupations across 38,090 published jobs in Missouri. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Missouri

Published wage data for each discipline in Missouri. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Missouri

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Top-paying

St. Louis

$109,220

-9% vs national

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Kansas City

$107,125

-11% vs national

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Columbia

$97,637

-19% vs national

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Cape Girardeau

$91,539

-24% vs national

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Springfield

$89,201

-26% vs national

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St. Joseph

$89,091

-26% vs national

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Joplin

$87,711

-27% vs national

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Jefferson City

$87,618

-27% vs national

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More cities in Missouri

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What affects engineering pay in Missouri

  • ▹Local market. Missouri pay runs -13% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield and other metros, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Missouri; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Missouri — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Missouri?
Engineers in Missouri earn a blended median of $104,447 per year — 13% below the national average — across 12 engineering occupations and 38,090 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Missouri?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Missouri, at $153,670 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Missouri a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Missouri runs 13% below the national average, across 38,090 engineering jobs. Cost of living is often lower to match, so real take-home can still be strong.
Which cities in Missouri pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in St. Louis ($109,220), Kansas City ($107,125), and Columbia ($97,637), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 12 engineering occupations in Missouri, weighted by local employment (38,090 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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