Missouri was 16.3% below the U.S. median for Historians. It ranked 24 of 35 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Missouri was 90.8, or 9.2% below the national price level. Its housing index was 69.9.
National-price-dollar proxy
$70,725
WageScope divides the published Historians median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 19-3093 and BLS area 29.
Questions, answered
Historians pay in Missouri: common questions
What is the median wage for Historians in Missouri?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $64,230 per year for Historians in Missouri. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Historians pay higher in Missouri than nationally?
Missouri's published median was 16.3% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Missouri?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 90.8 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Historians jobs does BLS estimate in Missouri?
BLS published an employment estimate of 50 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
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The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Historians median in Missouri at $64,230 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 19-3093 and BLS area 29.
BLS lists 50 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $70,360 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Missouri's Historians median is 16.3% below the U.S. Historians median of $76,750 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 19-3093 and area 29. SOC 19-3093 names Historians. Area 29 names Missouri. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 19-3093/29 row reports 50 wage and salary jobs, 0.02 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.71 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 19-3093/29, the annual median is $64,230 per year, while the matching mean is $70,360 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
Area 29 reports 2,936,050 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $62,160. Its annual median is $47,800. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 19-3093 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Missouri runs from $29,780 at the 10th percentile to $104,320 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $36,160. The median is $47,800. The 75th percentile is $74,260. This is a place check, not a pay range for Historians.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 29. They do not show related skills or a path into Historians.
1. Area 29, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 109,020 jobs, $79,300 annual median, 37.13 jobs per 1,000, and 1.65 location quotient.
2. Area 29, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 94,810 jobs, $33,080 annual median, 32.29 jobs per 1,000, and 1.17 location quotient.
3. Area 29, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 76,310 jobs, $81,780 annual median, 25.99 jobs per 1,000, and 1.2 location quotient.
4. Area 29, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 69,430 jobs, $30,520 annual median, 23.65 jobs per 1,000, and 1.19 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Missouri wage ladder for Historians
The 10th percentile is $38,270 per year. The 25th percentile is $52,520 per year. The median is $64,230 per year. The 75th percentile is $88,440 per year. The 90th percentile is $105,060 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $52,520 per year to $88,440 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $66,790. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Missouri has a annual median of $64,230 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $76,750 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Missouri. Missouri is 16.3% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Missouri ranks 24 of 35 among states and territories with a published annual median for Historians. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 24 of 35 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
21. Nebraska has a Historians median of $70,050 per year, 30 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.53.
22. New Mexico has a Historians median of $66,790 per year, 40 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 2.16.
23. Connecticut has a Historians median of $66,770 per year, 40 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.03.
25. Georgia has a Historians median of $63,840 per year, 110 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.05.
26. Indiana has a Historians median of $63,770 per year, 30 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.49.
Pay leaders
Where Historians medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 19-3093, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Massachusetts has the highest published median in this set, at $121,710 per year. Missouri sits at $64,230 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Historians is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Massachusetts has a Historians median of $121,710 per year, or $57,480 above Missouri. BLS lists Not published jobs there, compared with 50 in Missouri. The location quotient is Not published.
2. Maryland has a Historians median of $120,580 per year, or $56,350 above Missouri. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 50 in Missouri. The location quotient is 0.74.
3. District of Columbia has a Historians median of $118,290 per year, or $54,060 above Missouri. BLS lists 250 jobs there, compared with 50 in Missouri. The location quotient is 16.3.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Historians jobs
New York has the largest published state job estimate for Historians in this same-source set, at 410 jobs. Missouri has 50. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. New York has 410 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 360 jobs from Missouri. Its median is $62,960 per year, or $1,270 below Missouri. Its location quotient is 1.9.
2. District of Columbia has 250 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 200 jobs from Missouri. Its median is $118,290 per year, or $54,060 above Missouri. Its location quotient is 16.3.
3. California has 210 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 160 jobs from Missouri. Its median is $97,420 per year, or $33,190 above Missouri. Its location quotient is 0.52.
Local-share leaders
Where Historians takes the largest share of local jobs
District of Columbia has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 16.3. Missouri has 0.71. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Historians is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. District of Columbia has a location quotient of 16.3, a gap of 15.59 from Missouri. BLS lists 250 Historians jobs and a median of $118,290 per year, or $54,060 above Missouri.
2. Hawaii has a location quotient of 4.86, a gap of 4.15 from Missouri. BLS lists 70 Historians jobs and a median of $92,520 per year, or $28,290 above Missouri.
3. Mississippi has a location quotient of 3.37, a gap of 2.66 from Missouri. BLS lists 90 Historians jobs and a median of $46,010 per year, or $18,220 below Missouri.
Job scale and share
How common Historians is in Missouri
BLS lists 50 Historians jobs in Missouri. It also lists 0.02 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.71. A value of 1 means Historians has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
The all-occupations median in Missouri is $47,800 per year. The Historians median is $64,230 per year. Historians is 34.4% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Missouri. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Historians. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Missouri median of $63,050 per year. BLS lists 22,360 jobs and a location quotient of 0.82.
2. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a Missouri median of $61,940 per year. BLS lists 21,960 jobs and a location quotient of 0.94.
3. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031, has a Missouri median of $59,240 per year. BLS lists 24,380 jobs and a location quotient of 1.21.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Missouri
General and Operations Managers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Missouri table, at 109,020 jobs. Historians has 50 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 2,936,050. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Historians's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. General and Operations Managers has 109,020 jobs in Missouri, a gap of 108,970 from Historians. Its median is $79,300 per year, or $15,070 above Historians. Its location quotient is 1.65.
2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 94,810 jobs in Missouri, a gap of 94,760 from Historians. Its median is $33,080 per year, or $31,150 below Historians. Its location quotient is 1.17.
3. Registered Nurses has 76,310 jobs in Missouri, a gap of 76,260 from Historians. Its median is $81,780 per year, or $17,550 above Historians. Its location quotient is 1.2.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Missouri
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Missouri role table, at $126,120 per year. Historians has $64,230 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $47,800 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Software Developers has a median of $126,120 per year in Missouri, or $61,890 above Historians. BLS lists 20,020 jobs, compared with 50 for Historians. Its location quotient is 0.63.
2. Project Management Specialists has a median of $94,660 per year in Missouri, or $30,430 above Historians. BLS lists 21,460 jobs, compared with 50 for Historians. Its location quotient is 1.07.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $81,780 per year in Missouri, or $17,550 above Historians. BLS lists 76,310 jobs, compared with 50 for Historians. Its location quotient is 1.2.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Missouri
Cooks, Fast Food has the highest location quotient in the bounded Missouri role table, at 4.61. Historians has 0.71. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Historians with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 4.61 in Missouri, a gap of 3.90 from Historians. BLS lists 55,780 jobs and a median of $29,890 per year, or $34,340 below Historians.
2. General and Operations Managers has a location quotient of 1.65 in Missouri, a gap of 0.94 from Historians. BLS lists 109,020 jobs and a median of $79,300 per year, or $15,070 above Historians.
3. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a location quotient of 1.27 in Missouri, a gap of 0.56 from Historians. BLS lists 33,180 jobs and a median of $50,910 per year, or $13,320 below Historians.
Price-level view
What $64,230 may mean after the Missouri price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Missouri is 90.8. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 9.2% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $64,230 Historians median by 90.8 divided by 100. The result is $70,725 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 69.9. Goods are 96.3. Utilities are 79.4. Other services are 95.2. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Historians row is 3.3%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.6%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 50 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $70,360 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Historians. It uses a Missouri place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $64,230 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Historians row for Missouri does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 50 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.71 is not a growth score. Rank 24 of 35 is not a place score. The 90.8 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 19-3093 in BLS area 29. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
5. Area 29, SOC 53-7065, Stockers and Order Fillers: 67,390 jobs, $36,710 annual median, 22.95 jobs per 1,000, and 1.26 location quotient.
6. Area 29, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 67,140 jobs, $33,460 annual median, 22.87 jobs per 1,000, and 0.91 location quotient.
4. Minnesota has a Historians median of $103,040 per year, or $38,810 above Missouri. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 50 in Missouri. The location quotient is 0.73.
5. Virginia has a Historians median of $101,920 per year, or $37,690 above Missouri. BLS lists 180 jobs there, compared with 50 in Missouri. The location quotient is 1.99.
6. Washington has a Historians median of $99,720 per year, or $35,490 above Missouri. BLS lists 30 jobs there, compared with 50 in Missouri. The location quotient is 0.41.
7. Oregon has a Historians median of $99,560 per year, or $35,330 above Missouri. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 50 in Missouri. The location quotient is 0.88.
8. California has a Historians median of $97,420 per year, or $33,190 above Missouri. BLS lists 210 jobs there, compared with 50 in Missouri. The location quotient is 0.52.
4. Virginia has 180 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 130 jobs from Missouri. Its median is $101,920 per year, or $37,690 above Missouri. Its location quotient is 1.99.
5. New Jersey has 130 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 80 jobs from Missouri. Its median is $77,080 per year, or $12,850 above Missouri. Its location quotient is 1.39.
6. Texas has 130 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 80 jobs from Missouri. Its median is $78,240 per year, or $14,010 above Missouri. Its location quotient is 0.41.
7. North Carolina has 120 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 70 jobs from Missouri. Its median is $73,440 per year, or $9,210 above Missouri. Its location quotient is 1.05.
8. Florida has 110 estimated Historians jobs, a gap of 60 jobs from Missouri. Its median is $74,740 per year, or $10,510 above Missouri. Its location quotient is 0.52.
4. Utah has a location quotient of 2.2, a gap of 1.49 from Missouri. BLS lists 80 Historians jobs and a median of $33,840 per year, or $30,390 below Missouri.
5. New Mexico has a location quotient of 2.16, a gap of 1.45 from Missouri. BLS lists 40 Historians jobs and a median of $66,790 per year, or $2,560 above Missouri.
6. Virginia has a location quotient of 1.99, a gap of 1.28 from Missouri. BLS lists 180 Historians jobs and a median of $101,920 per year, or $37,690 above Missouri.
7. New York has a location quotient of 1.9, a gap of 1.19 from Missouri. BLS lists 410 Historians jobs and a median of $62,960 per year, or $1,270 below Missouri.
8. Nebraska has a location quotient of 1.53, a gap of 0.82 from Missouri. BLS lists 30 Historians jobs and a median of $70,050 per year, or $5,820 above Missouri.
4. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Missouri median of $54,550 per year. BLS lists 47,760 jobs and a location quotient of 1.23.
5. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a Missouri median of $76,590 per year. BLS lists 28,000 jobs and a location quotient of 1.02.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Missouri median of $50,910 per year. BLS lists 33,180 jobs and a location quotient of 1.27.
7. General and Operations Managers, SOC 11-1021, has a Missouri median of $79,300 per year. BLS lists 109,020 jobs and a location quotient of 1.65.
8. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Missouri median of $48,370 per year. BLS lists 31,180 jobs and a location quotient of 1.08.
4. Cashiers has 69,430 jobs in Missouri, a gap of 69,380 from Historians. Its median is $30,520 per year, or $33,710 below Historians. Its location quotient is 1.19.
5. Stockers and Order Fillers has 67,390 jobs in Missouri, a gap of 67,340 from Historians. Its median is $36,710 per year, or $27,520 below Historians. Its location quotient is 1.26.
6. Retail Salespersons has 67,140 jobs in Missouri, a gap of 67,090 from Historians. Its median is $33,460 per year, or $30,770 below Historians. Its location quotient is 0.91.
7. Office Clerks, General has 56,050 jobs in Missouri, a gap of 56,000 from Historians. Its median is $42,370 per year, or $21,860 below Historians. Its location quotient is 1.2.
8. Cooks, Fast Food has 55,780 jobs in Missouri, a gap of 55,730 from Historians. Its median is $29,890 per year, or $34,340 below Historians. Its location quotient is 4.61.
4. General and Operations Managers has a median of $79,300 per year in Missouri, or $15,070 above Historians. BLS lists 109,020 jobs, compared with 50 for Historians. Its location quotient is 1.65.
5. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $76,590 per year in Missouri, or $12,360 above Historians. BLS lists 28,000 jobs, compared with 50 for Historians. Its location quotient is 1.02.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $63,050 per year in Missouri, or $1,180 below Historians. BLS lists 22,360 jobs, compared with 50 for Historians. Its location quotient is 0.82.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $61,940 per year in Missouri, or $2,290 below Historians. BLS lists 21,960 jobs, compared with 50 for Historians. Its location quotient is 0.94.
8. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $59,240 per year in Missouri, or $4,990 below Historians. BLS lists 24,380 jobs, compared with 50 for Historians. Its location quotient is 1.21.
4. Stockers and Order Fillers has a location quotient of 1.26 in Missouri, a gap of 0.55 from Historians. BLS lists 67,390 jobs and a median of $36,710 per year, or $27,520 below Historians.
5. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.24 in Missouri, a gap of 0.53 from Historians. BLS lists 32,850 jobs and a median of $46,480 per year, or $17,750 below Historians.
6. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.24 in Missouri, a gap of 0.53 from Historians. BLS lists 34,050 jobs and a median of $37,680 per year, or $26,550 below Historians.
7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.23 in Missouri, a gap of 0.52 from Historians. BLS lists 47,760 jobs and a median of $54,550 per year, or $9,680 below Historians.
8. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 1.21 in Missouri, a gap of 0.50 from Historians. BLS lists 24,380 jobs and a median of $59,240 per year, or $4,990 below Historians.
Precise employer-title matches for Historians in Missouri
Filtered through MeritLog's approved Missouri place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
