How much do Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education make in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL?

Percentile spread

For Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, the published 10th percentile is $44,170 and the 90th percentile is $71,410. The difference is $27,240, which is 48.6% 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 $46,470 to the 75th at $59,310, covers $12,840.

The mean annual wage is $56,020, which sits below the median of $56,090. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Cape Girardeau, MO-IL median is 12.9% lower than the national median of $64,370 for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,162, which is 1.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.4% lower than the Missouri median of $59,310.

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 $56,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education at $65,162 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 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ranks 13th 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 $62,470 and employment of 220. That median is 11.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,569, against $65,162 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 103 miles away, with a median of $62,180 and employment of 5,650. That median is 10.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,392, against $65,162 here.
• Jackson, TN is 119 miles away, with a median of $55,860 and employment of 430. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,317, against $65,162 here.

Employment share

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education accounts for 0.22% of wage-and-salary employment in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL (100 of 44,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.40% of employment (620,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.56 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.