Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other Salary in Missouri

Find out how your pay in Missouri:

  • Compares to surrounding states
  • Ranks in the US

Then click on other states to see how they compare.


Salary for Workers in Missouri vs. surrounding states

Missouri:Avg Hourly: $17.54Avg Yearly: $36,490# Employed: 170

Blue areas make more money than Missouri.

Red areas make less money than Missouri.

Missouri pays more than most surrounding states.

Salary for workers in Missouri relative to surrounding states.
Area Annual Avg. Pay Hourly Avg. Pay
Indiana$1,260 more/yr$0.61 more/hr
Missouri$36,490.00/yr$17.54/hr
Illinois$900 less/yr$0.43 less/hr
Nebraska$1,930 less/yr$0.92 less/hr
Tennessee$2,580 less/yr$1.24 less/hr
Oklahoma$3,750 less/yr$1.80 less/hr
Arkansas$6,990 less/yr$3.36 less/hr
Mississippi$7,090 less/yr$3.40 less/hr
Iowa$10,830 less/yr$5.21 less/hr
Kansas$10,880 less/yr$5.23 less/hr

How salary for workers in Missouri ranks in the US

MissouriHIGHEST PAYING STATELOWEST PAYING STATE15thIN THE NATIONFORWorkersMissouri's avg. pay of $36,490 per year is:$10,880more than Kansas$12,290less than Alaska

The average pay for workers in Missouri is $36,490 per year, or $17.54 per hour.

Missouri pays workers $10,880 (42.5%) more per year than Kansas, the lowest paid state ($25,610) in the US.

Missouri pays workers $12,290 (25.2%) less per year than Alaska, the highest paid state ($48,780) in the US.


Data from the May 2020 Occupational Employment and Wages Statistics program, conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

February 1, 2022

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