Project Management Specialists Salary in Missouri

Project Management Specialists in Missouri have a median of $94,660 a year, below the national $102,320 (−7%); the state ranks 37th of 51 states by median. Project Management Specialists earn 98% more than the median across all occupations in Missouri ($47,800). Among neighbouring states, Illinois, Kansas and Iowa pay more (up to $103,470 in Illinois) and Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kentucky, Nebraska and Arkansas pay less (down to $77,170 in Arkansas). Missouri employs 21,460 project management specialists, 7.31 per 1,000 jobs, the 19th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.07 is close to the national share.

Missouri vs the United States, May 2025

Project Management Specialists: 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	$27.24	$34.26	$45.51	$60.09	$75.79	$47.89	21,460	7.31	1.07
Missouri	Annual	$56,660	$71,270	$94,660	$124,980	$157,650	$99,600	21,460	7.31	1.07
United States	Hourly	$29.61	$37.71	$49.19	$63.99	$80.76	$53.24	1,066,670	–	–
United States	Annual	$61,580	$78,440	$102,320	$133,100	$167,970	$110,740	1,066,670	–	–

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: 37th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 19th of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.07
Jobs per 1,000: 7.31

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 project management specialists, 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	$48.58	$101,050	$60,230	$168,930	8,380	7.65	1.11
St. Louis, MO-IL	$48.32	$100,510	$60,200	$162,000	10,450	7.79	1.14
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$43.11	$89,670	$51,550	$134,880	210	3.80	0.55
Columbia, MO	$38.88	$80,870	$51,500	$129,560	580	5.37	0.78
Jefferson City, MO	$38.45	$79,980	$48,630	$126,520	500	6.29	0.92
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$37.57	$78,150	$50,880	$137,270	200	4.44	0.65
Springfield, MO	$37.53	$78,060	$49,860	$126,350	1,230	5.51	0.80
Joplin, MO-KS	$37.38	$77,760	$48,340	$123,770	330	3.83	0.56
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$38.19	$79,430	$49,680	$129,890	460	2.78	0.40
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$36.82	$76,590	$48,690	$124,370	260	2.44	0.36
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$36.04	$74,970	$49,990	$122,720	220	2.81	0.41
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$35.62	$74,080	$49,340	$133,520	420	2.71	0.40

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Missouri	$45.51	$94,660	21,460	1.07
Arkansas	$37.10	$77,170	5,510	0.62
Iowa	$46.41	$96,540	6,720	0.63
Illinois	$49.75	$103,470	27,180	0.65
Kansas	$48.08	$100,010	6,030	0.61
Kentucky	$39.28	$81,700	10,250	0.75
Nebraska	$38.54	$80,150	3,190	0.45
Oklahoma	$41.46	$86,240	11,220	0.96
Tennessee	$41.30	$85,890	20,780	0.92

See the national page for Project Management Specialists (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.