SOC 29-1222 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Physicians, Pathologists 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 Physicians, Pathologists in St. Louis, MO-IL is $207,450. The 10th percentile is $207,450 and the 90th percentile is $372,780. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$207,450

10th percentile
$207,450
25th percentile
$207,450
Median
$207,450
75th percentile
$315,230
90th percentile
$372,780
Mean
$268,500

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Physicians, Pathologists, the published 10th percentile is $207,450 and the 90th percentile is $372,780. The difference is $165,330, which is 79.7% 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 $207,450 to the 75th at $315,230, covers $107,780.

The mean annual wage is $268,500, which sits above the median of $207,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. Louis, MO-IL median is 33.6% lower than the national median of $312,400 for Physicians, Pathologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $218,166, which is 30.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.8% lower than the Missouri median of $261,830.

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 $207,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physicians, Pathologists at $218,166 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 Physicians, Pathologists in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.

Highest-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO-IL · Physicians, Pathologists 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 Physicians, Pathologists make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physicians, Pathologists in St. Louis, MO-IL is $207,450. The 10th percentile is $207,450 and the 90th percentile is $372,780.

How does that compare with the national median for Physicians, Pathologists?

The local median is 33.6% lower than the national median of $312,400.

What is Physicians, Pathologists 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 $207,450 is $218,166. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.