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Average Cashiers Salary in Springfield, MO

Cashiers in Springfield, MO earn a median annual salary of $29,720, which is -9.6% compared to the national median. There are 5,200 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Springfield, MO (metro area).

$29,720
Springfield, MO median annual wage
$14/hour median
-9.6%
Difference vs national median
National median is $32,880
5,200
Local employment
23.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.17
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$28,600
25th
$28,730
Median
$29,720
75th
$31,550
90th
$36,070

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Springfield, MO, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
88.6%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$33,550
Goods: 94.2%
Services: 85.8%
Rents: 65.6%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $44,210 Compare 30,470
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $42,960 Compare 16,530
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $41,270 Compare 38,250
Kahului-Wailuku, HI $39,010 Compare 1,500
Boulder, CO $38,520 Compare 3,100
Napa, CA $38,500 Compare 1,540

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Springfield, MO

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $869,540 N/A
Family Medicine Physicians $354,760 0.96
Physicians, All Other $300,000 0.24
Dentists, General $214,100 1.39
Chief Executives $179,910 0.52
Architectural And Engineering Managers $141,710 0.23
Optometrists $138,160 1.07
Computer And Information Systems Managers $135,140 0.53

Springfield, MO has salary data for 436 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric.

Historical series

Trend for Cashiers in Springfield, MO

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Cashiers are projected to change by -9.9% from 2024 to 2034, with 542,600 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.