SOC 43-9071 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 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 Office Machine Operators, Except Computer in St. Louis, MO-IL is $40,110. The 10th percentile is $32,930 and the 90th percentile is $49,790. Employment is 360.

Median annual wage

$40,110

10th percentile
$32,930
25th percentile
$37,320
Median
$40,110
75th percentile
$46,090
90th percentile
$49,790
Mean
$42,460

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Office Machine Operators, Except Computer, the published 10th percentile is $32,930 and the 90th percentile is $49,790. The difference is $16,860, which is 42.0% 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 $37,320 to the 75th at $46,090, covers $8,770.

The mean annual wage is $42,460, which sits above the median of $40,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. Louis, MO-IL median is 2.1% lower than the national median of $40,960 for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,182, which is 3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.2% higher than the Missouri median of $37,760.

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 $40,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Office Machine Operators, Except Computer at $42,182 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 Office Machine Operators, Except Computer. 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).).

  • Springfield, IL is 83 miles away, with a median of $48,290 and employment of 70. That median is 20.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,067, against $42,182 here.
  • Columbia, MO is 122 miles away, with a median of $34,770 and employment of 30. That median is 13.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,876, against $42,182 here.
  • Peoria, IL is 148 miles away, with a median of $38,840 and employment of 40. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,573, against $42,182 here.

Employment share

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Louis, MO-IL (360 of 1,341,320). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,130 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.66 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 · Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 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 Office Machine Operators, Except Computer make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer in St. Louis, MO-IL is $40,110. The 10th percentile is $32,930 and the 90th percentile is $49,790. Employment is 360.

How does that compare with the national median for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer?

The local median is 2.1% lower than the national median of $40,960.

What is Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 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 $40,110 is $42,182. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does St. Louis, MO-IL compare with nearby metros for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer?

Springfield, IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 83 miles away, at $48,290. St. Louis, MO-IL ranks 2nd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.