SOC 27-2021 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations · May 2025

How much do Athletes and Sports Competitors make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Athletes and Sports Competitors in St. Louis, MO-IL is $203,390. The 25th percentile is $79,860 and the 75th percentile is $776,140. Employment is 320.

Median annual wage

$203,390

10th percentile
$49,070
25th percentile
$79,860
Median
$203,390
75th percentile
$776,140
90th percentile
Not available
Mean
$435,350

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Athletes and Sports Competitors, the published 25th percentile is $79,860 and the 75th percentile is $776,140. The difference is $696,280, which is 342.3% of the median. The 10th and 90th percentiles were not published, so the spread shown here is the 25th to the 75th. How to read a percentile.

The mean annual wage is $435,350, which sits above the median of $203,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The St. Louis, MO-IL median is 204.9% higher than the national median of $66,710 for Athletes and Sports Competitors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $213,897, which is 220.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.8% higher than the Missouri median of $172,700.

St. Louis, MO-IL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Louis, MO-IL is 95.088, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $203,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Athletes and Sports Competitors at $213,897 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Athletes and Sports Competitors in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.

Employment share

Athletes and Sports Competitors accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Louis, MO-IL (320 of 1,341,320). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (15,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.46 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO-IL · Athletes and Sports Competitors by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Athletes and Sports Competitors make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Athletes and Sports Competitors in St. Louis, MO-IL is $203,390. The 25th percentile is $79,860 and the 75th percentile is $776,140. Employment is 320.

How does that compare with the national median for Athletes and Sports Competitors?

The local median is 204.9% higher than the national median of $66,710.

What is Athletes and Sports Competitors pay in St. Louis, MO-IL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Louis, MO-IL is 95.088, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $203,390 is $213,897. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.