Salaries in St. Louis.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 0.90x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$306,000

Senior VP of Product

Median of All Roles

$124,000

Senior FP&A Analyst

Entry Level

$32,000

Data Entry Specialist

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

St. Louis, MO has a cost-of-living index of 0.90x the national average. The highest-paying role is Senior VP of Product at $306,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $124,000. St.

About the St. Louis market

St. Louis offers one of the most affordable major metro areas in the country, with a strong base in healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing. The region's anchor employers include Boeing, Centene, and Washington University's medical campus. A growing biotech and plant sciences corridor centered on the Cortex Innovation District is attracting new investment and talent.

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Top 50 salaries in St. Louis

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Senior VP of Product	$306,000	$239,000 – $397,000
2	SVP of AI Innovation	$297,000	$252,000 – $386,000
3	SVP of Engineering	$297,000	$252,000 – $386,000
4	Senior VP of Security	$297,000	$252,000 – $386,000
5	SVP of Technology	$297,000	$252,000 – $386,000
6	SVP of Product	$295,000	$250,000 – $383,000
7	Chief Security Officer	$291,000	$227,000 – $378,000
8	SVP of Data	$289,000	$245,000 – $375,000
9	VP of Data Science	$284,000	$241,000 – $369,000
10	VP of IT	$284,000	$241,000 – $369,000
11	VP of Infrastructure	$284,000	$241,000 – $369,000
12	VP of Mobile	$284,000	$241,000 – $369,000
13	VP of Data	$284,000	$241,000 – $369,000
14	VP of Quality	$284,000	$241,000 – $369,000
15	Senior Head of Security	$282,000	$240,000 – $366,000
16	VP of AI Research	$281,000	$239,000 – $365,000
17	VP of Application Engineering	$281,000	$239,000 – $365,000
18	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$278,000	$217,000 – $362,000
19	CTO	$278,000	$217,000 – $362,000
20	VP of Privacy	$278,000	$237,000 – $362,000
21	VP of Security	$278,000	$237,000 – $362,000
22	SVP of Finance	$277,000	$236,000 – $360,000
23	Chief AI Officer	$276,000	$205,000 – $356,000
24	VP of Platform Engineering	$275,000	$235,000 – $358,000
25	VP of Analytics	$275,000	$235,000 – $358,000
26	VP of Developer Experience	$275,000	$235,000 – $358,000
27	VP of Support Engineering	$275,000	$235,000 – $358,000
28	VP of Network Engineering	$275,000	$235,000 – $358,000
29	VP of Database Engineering	$275,000	$235,000 – $358,000
30	Senior VP of Design	$274,000	$214,000 – $356,000
31	VP of Cloud	$273,000	$232,000 – $355,000
32	Chief Science Officer	$273,000	$213,000 – $355,000
33	VP of Solutions Engineering	$273,000	$232,000 – $355,000
34	VP of Field Engineering	$273,000	$232,000 – $355,000
35	VP of Technical Support	$273,000	$232,000 – $355,000
36	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$273,000	$232,000 – $355,000
37	Chief Data & AI Officer	$271,000	$202,000 – $353,000
38	Chief Strategy Officer	$271,000	$211,000 – $352,000
39	VP of Machine Learning	$270,000	$230,000 – $351,000
40	VP of Information Security	$270,000	$230,000 – $351,000
41	Chief Growth Officer	$269,000	$210,000 – $349,000
42	VP of Engineering	$267,000	$228,000 – $348,000
43	VP of AI Engineering	$267,000	$228,000 – $348,000
44	VP of AI	$267,000	$228,000 – $348,000
45	VP of Finance	$267,000	$227,000 – $347,000
46	Chief Legal Officer	$267,000	$208,000 – $347,000
47	SVP of Strategy	$267,000	$208,000 – $347,000
48	VP of Core Engineering	$267,000	$228,000 – $348,000
49	VP of Cybersecurity	$267,000	$228,000 – $348,000
50	Chief Design Officer	$266,000	$207,000 – $346,000

Tax considerations

Missouri's top income tax rate is about 4.8%, and St. Louis City adds a 1% earnings tax. The low base cost of living means your after tax salary still stretches further than in most metros.

Negotiating in St. Louis

Emphasize your willingness to work in person at Cortex or the BJC campus. St. Louis employers offer higher packages for candidates who commit to the local innovation hubs.

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