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Cashiers in Missouri

Cashiers in Missouri

Want to work in Missouri as a Cashier? Read this first!

2.2% Jobs Projection
$20,760 Median Salary
14,180 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Cashiers in Missouri are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Cashiers in Missouri is growing slower than average.

  • Cashiers in Missouri earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Cashiers Work in Missouri?

75,060 people worked as Cashiers in 2018 in this state.

There were 77,710 Cashiers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 2,650 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 52,660 Cashiers working in it, which means Missouri has more Cashiers than average.

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Job Projections for Missouri

Jobs for Cashiers in this state are growing at a rate of 2.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -0.9%.

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Missouri Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 14,180 annual job openings, and a total of 76,350 jobs for Missouri Cashiers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 653,700 annual jobs and 3,524,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Cashiers Make in Missouri?

In 2018 wages for Cashiers ranged from $17,430 to $28,960 with $20,760 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.38 to $13.92. The median hourly rate was $9.98.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $9.39 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.59.

The median salary in Missouri is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Missouri Metros for Cashiers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Cashiers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
St. Louis, MO-IL 32,270 $21,610
Kansas City, MO-KS 25,990 $21,720
Springfield, MO 5,570 $20,000
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 4,950 $20,570
Columbia, MO 2,890 $20,480
Joplin, MO 2,390 $19,540
Jefferson City, MO 1,810 $19,220
St. Joseph, MO-KS 1,440 $19,960
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 1,190 $19,130

Top States for Cashiers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Cashiers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 420,430 $24,750
Texas 273,590 $21,410
Florida 242,900 $20,680
New York 197,490 $23,840
Pennsylvania 145,340 $19,990
Illinois 143,230 $22,100
North Carolina 126,460 $19,330
Virginia 123,290 $20,770
Ohio 121,600 $20,190
Georgia 120,320 $19,680
New Jersey 99,360 $21,670
Michigan 90,600 $21,650
Maryland 80,610 $22,180
Tennessee 76,290 $20,030
Massachusetts 75,960 $24,800
Missouri 75,060 $20,760
Louisiana 70,630 $18,940
Indiana 70,150 $20,140
Washington 67,720 $26,550
South Carolina 66,960 $19,340

Below are the states where Cashiers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $26,770
Alaska $26,720
Washington $26,550
Massachusetts $24,800
California $24,750
Oregon $24,270
North Dakota $24,130
Hawaii $24,070
Vermont $24,060
Connecticut $23,900

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References

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