SOC 51-2031 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Engine and Other Machine Assemblers make in Springfield, MO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers in Springfield, MO is $48,830. The 10th percentile is $48,240 and the 90th percentile is $49,920. Employment is 140.

Median annual wage

$48,830

10th percentile
$48,240
25th percentile
$48,830
Median
$48,830
75th percentile
$49,920
90th percentile
$49,920
Mean
$49,210

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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An auto mechanic working on an engine. Photograph by Okpashira. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Percentile spread

For Engine and Other Machine Assemblers, the published 10th percentile is $48,240 and the 90th percentile is $49,920. The difference is $1,680, which is 3.4% 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 $48,830 to the 75th at $49,920, covers $1,090.

The mean annual wage is $49,210, which sits above the median of $48,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Springfield, MO median is 9.1% lower than the national median of $53,710 for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,122, which is 2.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.5% higher than the Missouri median of $46,720.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MO is 88.585, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Engine and Other Machine Assemblers at $55,122 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers. Springfield, MO ranks 3rd of 5 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).).

  • Columbia, MO is 117 miles away, with a median of $46,500. That median is 4.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,991, against $55,122 here.
  • Kansas City, MO-KS is 128 miles away, with a median of $45,060 and employment of 60. That median is 7.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,691, against $55,122 here.
  • St. Louis, MO-IL is 181 miles away, with a median of $51,920 and employment of 120. That median is 6.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,602, against $55,122 here.

Employment share

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Springfield, MO (140 of 223,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (34,000 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.87 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 Springfield, MO · Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 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 Engine and Other Machine Assemblers make in Springfield, MO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers in Springfield, MO is $48,830. The 10th percentile is $48,240 and the 90th percentile is $49,920. Employment is 140.

How does that compare with the national median for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers?

The local median is 9.1% lower than the national median of $53,710.

What is Engine and Other Machine Assemblers pay in Springfield, MO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MO is 88.585, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $48,830 is $55,122. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Springfield, MO compare with nearby metros for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers?

Columbia, MO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 117 miles away, at $46,500. Springfield, MO ranks 3rd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.