SOC 51-9082 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Medical Appliance Technicians 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 Medical Appliance Technicians in St. Louis, MO-IL is $46,750. The 10th percentile is $36,890 and the 90th percentile is $67,590. Employment is 170.

Median annual wage

$46,750

10th percentile
$36,890
25th percentile
$39,830
Median
$46,750
75th percentile
$58,830
90th percentile
$67,590
Mean
$50,210

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Medical Appliance Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $36,890 and the 90th percentile is $67,590. The difference is $30,700, which is 65.7% 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 $39,830 to the 75th at $58,830, covers $19,000.

The mean annual wage is $50,210, which sits above the median of $46,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. Louis, MO-IL median is 2.7% lower than the national median of $48,030 for Medical Appliance Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,165, which is 2.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Missouri median of $46,750.

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 $46,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Appliance Technicians at $49,165 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Medical Appliance Technicians in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.

Employment share

Medical Appliance Technicians accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Louis, MO-IL (170 of 1,341,320). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (11,280 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.75 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 · Medical Appliance Technicians 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 Medical Appliance Technicians make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Medical Appliance Technicians in St. Louis, MO-IL is $46,750. The 10th percentile is $36,890 and the 90th percentile is $67,590. Employment is 170.

How does that compare with the national median for Medical Appliance Technicians?

The local median is 2.7% lower than the national median of $48,030.

What is Medical Appliance Technicians 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 $46,750 is $49,165. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.