How much do Labor Relations Specialists make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

Percentile spread

For Labor Relations Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $69,430 and the 90th percentile is $151,070. The difference is $81,640, which is 80.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $93,370 to the 75th at $127,990, covers $34,620.

The mean annual wage is $104,650, which sits above the median of $102,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. Louis, MO-IL median is 6.9% higher than the national median of $95,420 for Labor Relations Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $107,280, which is 12.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.7% higher than the Missouri median of $93,840.

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 $102,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Labor Relations Specialists at $107,280 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Labor Relations Specialists. St. Louis, MO-IL ranks 3rd of 11 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Springfield, IL is 83 miles away, with a median of $101,980 and employment of 240. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,957, against $107,280 here.
• Jefferson City, MO is 94 miles away, with a median of $59,450 and employment of 90. That median is 41.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,576, against $107,280 here.
• Decatur, IL is 107 miles away, with a median of $103,780 and employment of 70. That median is 1.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,369, against $107,280 here.

Employment share

Labor Relations Specialists accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Louis, MO-IL (750 of 1,341,320). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (64,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.34 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.