Nurse pay in Missouri
Nurses in Missouri are being offered a median $85,280 a year right now across 341 live job postings that state pay — ranking #42 of 51 states. Updated September 10, 2026.
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Missouri market overview
- 25th percentile
- $70,720
- Median
- $85,280
- 75th percentile
- $105,365
- 90th percentile
- $117,634
- Median hourly (164 postings)
- $33/hr
- Sign-on bonus, median (120 postings)
- $10,000
- Sign-on bonus, highest posted
- $30,000
- Live postings stating pay
- 341
Annual figures are posted offers (midpoint of stated ranges) on live listings, updated September 10, 2026.
What each specialty is offered in Missouri
| Specialty | Median | 90th percentile | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare Occupations | $86k | $120k | 63 |
| Nursing Occupations | $86k | $121k | 62 |
| Patient Care Nursing Occupations | $84k | $115k | 55 |
| Registered Nurses | $83k | $121k | 42 |
| ICU | $103k | $111k | 33 |
| Travel | $104k | $114k | 20 |
| Acute Care | $103k | $108k | 19 |
| Medical/Surgical | $105k | $110k | 17 |
| Nursing Management/Admin | $104k | $111k | 14 |
| Allied Health Occupations | $87k | $107k | 13 |
| Hospitals and Health Care | $85k | $91k | 13 |
| Nurse Case Managers | $88k | $108k | 12 |
| Patient Case Managers & Advocates | $88k | $108k | 12 |
| Government Administration | $46k | $73k | 9 |
| Administrative & Consulting Nurses | $106k | $135k | 7 |
| General | $101k | $107k | 7 |
| Cardiac | $105k | $106k | 6 |
| Education/Staff Development | $101k | $105k | 5 |
| Emergency/Trauma | $105k | $106k | 5 |
| Higher Education and Research Services | $71k | $82k | 5 |
| Home Health | $88k | $95k | 5 |
| Infectious Disease | $101k | $105k | 5 |
| Operating Room | $101k | $119k | 5 |
| Psychiatric | $118k | $125k | 5 |
| Step-Down | $105k | $106k | 5 |
| Telemetry | $95k | $107k | 5 |
Highest-offering employers in Missouri right now
- #1$113k
American Traveler
median across 4 priced postings
- #2$111k
Veterans Health Administration
median across 44 priced postings
- #3$108k
Option Care Enterprises, Inc.
median across 4 priced postings
- #4$106k
US Veterans Health Administration
median across 11 priced postings
- #5$104k
TNAA Healthcare
median across 26 priced postings
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Questions nurses ask
- How much do nurses make in Missouri?
- Across 341 live job postings in Missouri that state pay, the median posted offer is $85,280 a year (about $33/hr). The middle half of postings runs $70,720–$105,365, and the top 10% start at $117,634.
- How does Missouri nurse pay compare nationally?
- Missouri's posted median of $85,280 is 11% below the national median ($95,680), ranking #42 of 51 states on the Pay Index right now.
- Where does this data come from?
- Pay stated on live nursing job postings collected continuously by Nursing Mastery, last updated September 10, 2026. These are posted offers, not survey estimates or a promise of what any one nurse will earn. Implausible figures are excluded and small samples are suppressed.
- Do Missouri nursing jobs offer sign-on bonuses?
- 120 live postings in Missouri advertise a sign-on bonus right now, with a median of $10,000 and offers up to $30,000.