Accountants and Auditors Salary in Missouri

Accountants and Auditors in Missouri have a median of $76,590 a year, below the national $83,680 (−8%); the state ranks 39th of 51 states by median. Accountants and Auditors earn 60% more than the median across all occupations in Missouri ($47,800). Among neighbouring states, Illinois, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa and Tennessee pay more (up to $80,230 in Illinois) and Kentucky, Nebraska and Arkansas pay less (down to $66,330 in Arkansas). Missouri employs 28,000 accountants and auditors, 9.54 per 1,000 jobs, the 17th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.02 is close to the national share.

Missouri vs the United States, May 2025

Accountants and Auditors: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Missouri and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Missouri	Hourly	$23.70	$29.02	$36.82	$47.88	$61.68	$39.99	28,000	9.54	1.02
Missouri	Annual	$49,290	$60,370	$76,590	$99,580	$128,300	$83,180	28,000	9.54	1.02
United States	Hourly	$26.93	$32.22	$40.23	$52.80	$69.27	$45.56	1,449,500	–	–
United States	Annual	$56,020	$67,020	$83,680	$109,810	$144,090	$94,750	1,449,500	–	–

Missouri annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

Rank by median: 39th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 17th of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.02
Jobs per 1,000: 9.54

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Missouri's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Missouri

8 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Missouri publish a row for accountants and auditors, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Kansas City, MO-KS	$38.48	$80,040	$54,680	$130,320	11,260	10.28	1.10
St. Louis, MO-IL	$37.92	$78,880	$51,040	$130,340	13,610	10.14	1.09
Columbia, MO	$35.13	$73,070	$48,820	$107,690	930	8.60	0.92
Springfield, MO	$35.11	$73,020	$48,850	$120,720	2,070	9.29	1.00
Joplin, MO-KS	$34.89	$72,560	$45,730	$121,010	560	6.46	0.69
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$32.44	$67,480	$44,180	$114,520	340	6.26	0.67
Jefferson City, MO	$30.79	$64,040	$46,890	$106,330	1,120	14.02	1.50
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$30.78	$64,010	$43,670	$103,030	320	7.14	0.77
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$31.75	$66,030	$45,020	$114,320	780	5.04	0.54
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$31.56	$65,650	$43,570	$114,280	570	5.39	0.58
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$30.81	$64,090	$44,890	$108,500	770	4.66	0.50
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$30.04	$62,490	$44,200	$104,640	390	4.93	0.53

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Missouri	$36.82	$76,590	28,000	1.02
Arkansas	$31.89	$66,330	7,870	0.65
Iowa	$37.23	$77,440	13,210	0.91
Illinois	$38.57	$80,230	54,930	0.97
Kansas	$37.98	$79,000	13,610	1.02
Kentucky	$36.19	$75,270	11,930	0.64
Nebraska	$34.65	$72,080	10,340	1.08
Oklahoma	$38.16	$79,370	16,720	1.05
Tennessee	$36.94	$76,840	27,340	0.89

See the national page for Accountants and Auditors (every state ranked) and the Missouri wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Missouri estimates.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.