SOC 49-9043 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025

How much do Maintenance Workers, Machinery make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Maintenance Workers, Machinery in St. Louis, MO-IL is $71,840. The 10th percentile is $51,260 and the 90th percentile is $94,700. Employment is 840.

Median annual wage

$71,840

10th percentile
$51,260
25th percentile
$59,910
Median
$71,840
75th percentile
$82,980
90th percentile
$94,700
Mean
$72,500

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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

Percentile spread

For Maintenance Workers, Machinery, the published 10th percentile is $51,260 and the 90th percentile is $94,700. The difference is $43,440, which is 60.5% 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 $59,910 to the 75th at $82,980, covers $23,070.

The mean annual wage is $72,500, which sits above the median of $71,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. Louis, MO-IL median is 18.1% higher than the national median of $60,850 for Maintenance Workers, Machinery. In 2024 national prices the local median is $75,551, which is 24.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.7% higher than the Missouri median of $63,720.

St. Louis, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL is 95.088, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $71,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Maintenance Workers, Machinery at $75,551 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Maintenance Workers, Machinery. St. Louis, MO-IL ranks 1st of 4 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 122 miles away, with a median of $64,670 and employment of 100. That median is 10% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,307, against $75,551 here.
  • Evansville, IN is 157 miles away, with a median of $65,730 and employment of 80. That median is 8.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,814, against $75,551 here.
  • Springfield, MO is 181 miles away, with a median of $62,410 and employment of 190. That median is 13.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,452, against $75,551 here.

Employment share

Maintenance Workers, Machinery accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Louis, MO-IL (840 of 1,341,320). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (60,020 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.62 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 St. Louis, MO-IL · Maintenance Workers, Machinery 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 Maintenance Workers, Machinery make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Maintenance Workers, Machinery in St. Louis, MO-IL is $71,840. The 10th percentile is $51,260 and the 90th percentile is $94,700. Employment is 840.

How does that compare with the national median for Maintenance Workers, Machinery?

The local median is 18.1% higher than the national median of $60,850.

What is Maintenance Workers, Machinery pay in St. Louis, MO-IL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Louis, MO-IL is 95.088, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $71,840 is $75,551. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does St. Louis, MO-IL compare with nearby metros for Maintenance Workers, Machinery?

Columbia, MO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 122 miles away, at $64,670. St. Louis, MO-IL ranks 1st of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.