First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Salary in Missouri

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Missouri have a median of $46,860 a year, below the national $48,520 (−3%); the state ranks 34th of 51 states by median. That is about the same as the median across all occupations in Missouri ($47,800). Among neighbouring states, Illinois, Tennessee and Kansas pay more (up to $47,990 in Illinois) and Iowa, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kentucky and Arkansas pay less (down to $36,950 in Arkansas). Missouri employs 19,160 first-line supervisors of retail sales workers, 6.53 per 1,000 jobs, the 23rd largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.90 is close to the national share.

Missouri vs the United States, May 2025

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Missouri and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
MissouriHourly$16.01$17.76$22.53$28.76$35.38$24.2119,1606.530.90
Annual$33,300$36,930$46,860$59,830$73,590$50,360
United StatesHourly$15.92$18.55$23.33$29.87$37.06$25.661,121,800––
Annual$33,120$38,590$48,520$62,130$77,080$53,380
$0$20k$40k$60k$80k10th10th: $33,300$33,30025th25th: $36,930$36,930MedianMedian: $46,860$46,86075th75th: $59,830$59,83090th90th: $73,590$73,590US median
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
34th of 51 states
Rank by employment
23rd of 51 states
Location quotient
0.90
Jobs per 1,000
6.53

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 first-line supervisors of retail sales workers, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Kansas City, MO-KS$23.37$48,620$35,330$75,3506,7806.190.86
St. Louis, MO-IL$23.09$48,020$34,950$75,9508,7106.500.90
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$22.39$46,570$31,690$69,0103507.801.08
St. Joseph, MO-KS$22.26$46,300$32,280$67,1904007.301.01
Joplin, MO-KS$22.13$46,020$30,780$74,7406607.541.05
Springfield, MO$21.69$45,120$31,240$72,4901,6307.301.01
Jefferson City, MO$21.61$44,940$31,470$69,6704205.270.73
Columbia, MO$21.40$44,500$31,840$66,0206005.600.78
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area$21.66$45,060$30,820$69,0307509.451.31
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$21.38$44,460$30,720$66,9001,3108.461.17
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$20.41$42,450$30,570$66,4801,3107.981.11
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$19.78$41,150$30,560$64,6109709.101.26

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Missouri$22.53$46,86019,1600.90
Arkansas$17.77$36,95011,0501.17
Iowa$22.41$46,6109,9700.89
Illinois$23.07$47,99036,9400.84
Kansas$22.57$46,9509,2500.89
Kentucky$19.27$40,08018,2901.27
Nebraska$21.77$45,2807,0100.95
Oklahoma$21.84$45,43015,3401.25
Tennessee$23.02$47,88026,4701.12

See the national page for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers (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.