How much do Millwrights make in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL?

Percentile spread

For Millwrights, the published 10th percentile is $47,130 and the 90th percentile is $98,340. The difference is $51,210, which is 85.0% 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 $48,390 to the 75th at $78,900, covers $30,510.

The mean annual wage is $64,670, which sits above the median of $60,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cape Girardeau, MO-IL median is 8.3% lower than the national median of $65,700 for Millwrights. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,006, which is 6.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.4% lower than the Missouri median of $66,480.

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 $60,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Millwrights at $70,006 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Millwrights. Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ranks 5th of 7 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).).

• St. Louis, MO-IL is 103 miles away, with a median of $66,480 and employment of 420. That median is 10.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,914, against $70,006 here.
• Jackson, TN is 119 miles away, with a median of $59,670 and employment of 40. That median is 1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,772, against $70,006 here.
• Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 160 miles away, with a median of $58,930 and employment of 190. That median is 2.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,930, against $70,006 here.

Employment share

Millwrights accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL (30 of 44,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (40,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.59 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.