How much do Tree Trimmers and Pruners make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

Percentile spread

For Tree Trimmers and Pruners, the published 10th percentile is $44,200 and the 90th percentile is $75,190. The difference is $30,990, which is 49.2% 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 $50,320 to the 75th at $70,210, covers $19,890.

The mean annual wage is $60,170, which sits below the median of $62,950. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. Louis, MO-IL median is 23.5% higher than the national median of $50,960 for Tree Trimmers and Pruners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,202, which is 29.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3% higher than the Missouri median of $61,140.

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 $62,950 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tree Trimmers and Pruners at $66,202 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tree Trimmers and Pruners. St. Louis, MO-IL ranks 1st of 4 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).).

• Columbia, MO is 122 miles away, with a median of $51,470 and employment of 40. That median is 18.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,548, against $66,202 here.
• Evansville, IN is 157 miles away, with a median of $39,890 and employment of 60. That median is 36.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,582, against $66,202 here.
• Springfield, MO is 181 miles away, with a median of $61,140. That median is 2.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,018, against $66,202 here.

Employment share

Tree Trimmers and Pruners accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Louis, MO-IL (520 of 1,341,320). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (55,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.09 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.