How much do Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

Percentile spread

For Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators, the published 10th percentile is $47,210 and the 90th percentile is $100,810. The difference is $53,600, which is 65.2% 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 $58,600 to the 75th at $94,250, covers $35,650.

The mean annual wage is $77,930, which sits below the median of $82,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. Louis, MO-IL median is 37.5% higher than the national median of $59,850 for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $86,520, which is 44.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 35.9% higher than the Missouri median of $60,540.

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 $82,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators at $86,520 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators. St. Louis, MO-IL ranks 7th of 15 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 $95,310 and employment of 210. That median is 15.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,766, against $86,520 here.
• Jefferson City, MO is 94 miles away, with a median of $71,140 and employment of 410. That median is 13.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,864, against $86,520 here.
• Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is 103 miles away, with a median of $61,480 and employment of 130. That median is 25.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,424, against $86,520 here.

Employment share

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators accounts for 0.31% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Louis, MO-IL (4,190 of 1,341,320). Nationally the occupation is 0.31% of employment (478,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.02 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.