Jurisdiction file
Missouri employee compensation
In 2025, Missouri reported 73,744 employees across 25 departments, with a total payroll of $2.9B. The highest-paid distinct record was Client/Patient Workers (Mental Health) at $1,778,606.
- Latest year
- 2025
- Total payroll
- $2.9B
- Departments
- 25
- Employees
- 73,744
- Top record
- $1,778,606
What the records show
Department analytics
Median pay and headcount show where payroll dollars concentrate and which agencies define the jurisdiction’s compensation profile.
Largest departments
The 12 departments employing the most people in 2025. Bar length is headcount. These departments drive most of the payroll and set the overall pay mix.
Highest-paying departments
Departments ranked by median total compensation — the typical employee's pay. High medians usually signal specialized or professional workforces (e.g. medical, legal, or public-safety agencies) rather than across-the-board higher pay.
Trend
Year over year
How Missouri's total payroll, headcount, and average pay changed across the 3 published years. Average pay is total payroll divided by employees.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.6B — | 72,528 — | $35,504 — |
| 2024 | $2.8B ▲ 8.0% | 72,868 ▲ 0.5% | $38,151 ▲ 7.5% |
| 2025 | $2.9B ▲ 5.0% | 73,744 ▲ 1.2% | $39,580 ▲ 3.7% |
Department index
Open an agency file
Department pages break down pay distributions, common job titles, and the employees behind the latest published payroll.
25 departments
| Corrections | 13,813 | $37,946 |
| Mental Health | 10,336 | $36,488 |
| Social Services | 8,644 | $39,081 |
| Transportation | 7,363 | $42,209 |
| Public Safety | 6,955 | $38,245 |
| Judiciary | 5,146 | $41,760 |
| Elementary and Secondary Education | 2,813 | $30,007 |
| Office of Administration | 2,505 | $49,078 |
| Health and Senior Services | 2,425 | $46,326 |
| Conservation | 2,410 | $39,663 |
| Natural Resources | 2,378 | $39,215 |
| Revenue | 1,835 | $32,292 |
| National Guard | 1,399 | $1,566 |
| Agriculture | 1,355 | $1,750 |
| Commerce and Insurance | 1,022 | $50,272 |
| Legislature | 832 | $41,316 |
| Labor and Industrial Relations | 713 | $41,163 |
| Office of Attorney General | 437 | $55,001 |
| Office of Secretary of State | 406 | $21,687 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development | 374 | $46,316 |
| Economic Development | 241 | $46,286 |
| Office of State Auditor | 190 | $37,306 |
| Office of State Treasurer | 71 | $42,162 |
| Office of Governor | 55 | $38,000 |
| Office of Lieutenant Governor | 26 | $59,297 |