SOC 47-5051 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Rock Splitters, Quarry 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 Rock Splitters, Quarry in St. Louis, MO-IL is $60,990. The 10th percentile is $60,780 and the 90th percentile is $71,220. Employment is 100.

Median annual wage

$60,990

10th percentile
$60,780
25th percentile
$60,990
Median
$60,990
75th percentile
$65,490
90th percentile
$71,220
Mean
$62,750

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Rock Splitters, Quarry, the published 10th percentile is $60,780 and the 90th percentile is $71,220. The difference is $10,440, which is 17.1% 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 $60,990 to the 75th at $65,490, covers $4,500.

The mean annual wage is $62,750, which sits above the median of $60,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. Louis, MO-IL median is 25.1% higher than the national median of $48,740 for Rock Splitters, Quarry. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,141, which is 31.6% 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 $60,990.

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 $60,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Rock Splitters, Quarry at $64,141 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Rock Splitters, Quarry. St. Louis, MO-IL ranks 1st of 2 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, MO is 181 miles away, with a median of $54,930 and employment of 30. That median is 9.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,008, against $64,141 here.

Employment share

Rock Splitters, Quarry accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Louis, MO-IL (100 of 1,341,320). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (3,320 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.49 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 · Rock Splitters, Quarry 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 Rock Splitters, Quarry make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Rock Splitters, Quarry in St. Louis, MO-IL is $60,990. The 10th percentile is $60,780 and the 90th percentile is $71,220. Employment is 100.

How does that compare with the national median for Rock Splitters, Quarry?

The local median is 25.1% higher than the national median of $48,740.

What is Rock Splitters, Quarry 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 $60,990 is $64,141. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does St. Louis, MO-IL compare with nearby metros for Rock Splitters, Quarry?

Springfield, MO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 181 miles away, at $54,930. St. Louis, MO-IL ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.