How much do Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

Percentile spread

For Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $59,220 and the 90th percentile is $120,540. The difference is $61,320, which is 73.0% 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 $66,770 to the 75th at $107,530, covers $40,760.

The mean annual wage is $88,970, which sits above the median of $84,020. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. Louis, MO-IL median is 12.8% higher than the national median of $74,510 for Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $88,360, which is 18.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.8% lower than the Missouri median of $92,150.

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 $84,020 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $88,360 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians. St. Louis, MO-IL ranks 2nd of 6 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).).

• Bloomington, IL is 145 miles away, with a median of $62,530. That median is 25.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,851, against $88,360 here.
• Peoria, IL is 148 miles away, with a median of $102,610 and employment of 100. That median is 22.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,473, against $88,360 here.
• Evansville, IN is 157 miles away, with a median of $63,590 and employment of 50. That median is 24.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,476, against $88,360 here.

Employment share

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Louis, MO-IL (300 of 1,341,320). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (36,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.96 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.