How much do Photographers make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

Percentile spread

For Photographers, the published 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $76,750. The difference is $45,550, which is 116.3% 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 $34,380 to the 75th at $58,850, covers $24,470.

The mean annual wage is $48,830, which sits above the median of $39,170. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. Louis, MO-IL median is 12.3% lower than the national median of $44,660 for Photographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,193, which is 7.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Missouri median of $39,170.

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 $39,170 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Photographers at $41,193 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Photographers. St. Louis, MO-IL ranks 3rd of 5 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).).

• Peoria, IL is 148 miles away, with a median of $35,510 and employment of 50. That median is 9.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,923, against $41,193 here.
• Evansville, IN is 157 miles away, with a median of $35,420 and employment of 50. That median is 9.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,699, against $41,193 here.
• Springfield, MO is 181 miles away, with a median of $52,510 and employment of 80. That median is 34.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,276, against $41,193 here.

Employment share

Photographers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Louis, MO-IL (420 of 1,341,320). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (51,760 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.94 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.