Mid-level Financial Analyst salary in St. Louis, MO

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Chesterfield, Ballwin, Webster Groves, Warrenton, St Louis.

Also listed as: Investment Analyst

Median salary$80,000
Middle 50%$78k–$108.7k
vs. all levels here−6%comparison median $85,140
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $73,538 and $132,016.
PercentileSalary
10th$76,444
25th$78,000
50th (median)$80,000
75th$108,675
90th$127,400

Cost of living

St. Louis's median mid-level Financial Analyst salary of $80,000 is worth about $84,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; St. Louis = 95.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Financial and Investment Analysts in the St. Louis, MO area earned a median of $99,950 in May 2025 (2,650 employed). The H-1B median here is $80,000, 20% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Washington Universitytoo few4

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $70,886 17
Mid-level · Level II $80,000 13
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$59,322$70,88617
Mid-level · Level II$78,312$80,00013

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.