SOC 11-9021 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Construction Managers make in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Construction Managers in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is $102,980. The 10th percentile is $71,230 and the 90th percentile is $126,310. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$102,980

10th percentile
$71,230
25th percentile
$83,580
Median
$102,980
75th percentile
$122,340
90th percentile
$126,310
Mean
$103,970

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Construction Managers, the published 10th percentile is $71,230 and the 90th percentile is $126,310. The difference is $55,080, which is 53.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $83,580 to the 75th at $122,340, covers $38,760.

The mean annual wage is $103,970, which sits above the median of $102,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cape Girardeau, MO-IL median is 10.4% lower than the national median of $114,990 for Construction Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $119,636, which is 4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.2% lower than the Missouri median of $112,230.

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is 86.078, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $102,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Construction Managers at $119,636 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Construction Managers. Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ranks 10th of 17 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Paducah, KY-IL is 60 miles away, with a median of $97,660 and employment of 90. That median is 5.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,447, against $119,636 here.
  • St. Louis, MO-IL is 103 miles away, with a median of $116,680 and employment of 2,880. That median is 13.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $122,707, against $119,636 here.
  • Jackson, TN is 119 miles away, with a median of $97,070 and employment of 140. That median is 5.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,503, against $119,636 here.

Employment share

Construction Managers accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL (70 of 44,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (380,360 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.64 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL · Construction Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Construction Managers make in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Construction Managers in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is $102,980. The 10th percentile is $71,230 and the 90th percentile is $126,310. Employment is 70.

How does that compare with the national median for Construction Managers?

The local median is 10.4% lower than the national median of $114,990.

What is Construction Managers pay in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is 86.078, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $102,980 is $119,636. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Cape Girardeau, MO-IL compare with nearby metros for Construction Managers?

Paducah, KY-IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 60 miles away, at $97,660. Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ranks 10th of 17 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.