Skilled Wages

Boilermaker salary in Missouri

Median $37.76 an hour for 100 boilermakers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 2000 and the state's own outlook.

$37.76/hrMedian hourly wageMissouri, May data
$78,550/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$23.77 – $60.0010th to 90th percentilehourly range
100Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Boilermaker pay in Missouri: the full range

Wage percentiles, MissouriMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$20$40$60$80/hrMissouri: 10th $23.77 · 25th $31.75 · median $37.76 · 75th $42.24 · 90th $60.00Missouri$37.76$23.77$60.00United States: 10th $24.28 · 25th $31.13 · median $36.74 · 75th $45.88 · 90th $53.06United States$36.74
Hourly wage percentiles for boilermakers: Missouri vs United States, May 2025.

Missouri ranks 19th of 37 states for median boilermaker pay, and 17th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $41.59). 100 boilermakers work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.5× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$23.77 – $31.75$49,450 – $66,040roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$31.75 – $42.24$66,040 – $87,850the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$42.24 – $60.00$87,850 – $124,790the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Boilermaker pay by metro in Missouri

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrSt. Louis: $45.50St. Louis$45.50
Median hourly wage for boilermakers by metro area in Missouri, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
St. Louis$38.04$45.50$61.654020% above

Boilermaker wages in Missouri over time

Missouri, 2000-2025MissouriUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40$50$60200020052010201520202025$37.76Missouri$36.74United States
Median hourly wage for boilermakers, Missouri vs United States, 2000–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearMissouri $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
2000$22.72$42.48$17.80790
2001$21.38$38.87$19.06630
2002$21.49$38.46$20.17610
2003$23.62$41.33$20.79500
2004$29.60$50.45$21.68640
2005$30.25$49.87$23.10970
2006$28.83$46.04$22.58810
2007$20.69$32.13$24.38670
2008$18.80$28.11$25.13410
2009——$26.97590
2010——$26.27620
2011$48.62$69.59$27.36780
2012$29.63$41.55$27.19320
2013$32.65$45.12$27.74210
2014$38.04$51.73$28.78—
2015$37.10$50.39$28.90110
2016$34.77$46.64$29.84—
2017$27.72$36.41$29.93140
2018$20.74$26.59$29.88360
2019$25.23$31.77$30.34430
2020$24.76$30.80$31.42400
2021$19.87$23.61$30.9160
2023$30.54$32.27$34.20—
2024$30.04$30.83$35.26—
2025$37.76$37.76$36.74100

In today's dollars, the median boilermaker wage in Missouri changed by -25.1% over the last ten years of data and by +18.8% since 2019.

Are there more boilermaker jobs in Missouri?

0.0Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.5× the US share, 27th of 33 states

BLS counted 100 boilermakers in Missouri in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 36%. With fewer than 3,000 jobs or a wide margin of error, year-to-year changes are within the survey's noise and are not shown as a trend.

Outlook for boilermakers in Missouri

-7.0%Projected growth in Missouri2024–2034, state agency
0Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
40Jobs in 202440 projected for 2034
-1.8%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Missouri's labor market agency projects the number of boilermakers in the state to change by -7.0% between 2024 and 2034, from 40 to 40, with about 0 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects -1.8% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed and use a different base year, so they do not match the 100 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Missouri labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Union scale and prevailing wage for boilermakers in Missouri

On federally funded construction in Missouri, contractors must pay boilermakers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 1 of the 1 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $82.25 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical —). The market median for the state is $37.76.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, MOAdair: n/aAndrew: n/aAtchison: n/aAudrain: n/aBarry: n/aBarton: n/aBates: n/aBenton: n/aBollinger: n/aBoone: n/aBuchanan: n/aButler: n/aCaldwell: n/aCallaway: n/aCamden: n/aCape Girardeau: n/aCarroll: n/aCarter: n/aCass: n/aCedar: n/aChariton: n/aChristian: n/aClark: n/aClay: n/aClinton: n/aCole: n/aCooper: n/aCrawford: $82.25 (union)Dade: n/aDallas: n/aDaviess: n/aDeKalb: n/aDent: n/aDouglas: n/aDunklin: n/aFranklin: n/aGasconade: n/aGentry: n/aGreene: n/aGrundy: n/aHarrison: n/aHenry: n/aHickory: n/aHolt: n/aHoward: n/aHowell: n/aIron: n/aJackson: n/aJasper: n/aJefferson: n/aJohnson: n/aKnox: n/aLaclede: n/aLafayette: n/aLawrence: n/aLewis: n/aLincoln: n/aLinn: n/aLivingston: n/aMcDonald: n/aMacon: n/aMadison: n/aMaries: n/aMarion: n/aMercer: n/aMiller: n/aMississippi: n/aMoniteau: n/aMonroe: n/aMontgomery: n/aMorgan: n/aNew Madrid: n/aNewton: n/aNodaway: n/aOregon: n/aOsage: n/aOzark: n/aPemiscot: n/aPerry: n/aPettis: n/aPhelps: n/aPike: n/aPlatte: n/aPolk: n/aPulaski: n/aPutnam: n/aRalls: n/aRandolph: n/aRay: n/aReynolds: n/aRipley: n/aSt. Charles: n/aSt. Clair: n/aSte. Genevieve: n/aSt. Francois: n/aSt. Louis: n/aSaline: n/aSchuyler: n/aScotland: n/aScott: n/aShannon: n/aShelby: n/aStoddard: n/aStone: n/aSullivan: n/aTaney: n/aTexas: n/aVernon: n/aWarren: n/aWashington: n/aWayne: n/aWebster: n/aWorth: n/aWright: n/aSt. Louis: n/aUnion / prevailing package, $/hrn/a
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for boilermakers by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
CrawfordUnion BOIL0027-001 2025-01-01$46.00$36.25$82.25MO20260056

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Missouri prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Missouri?

163.2kConstruction jobsMissouri, 2026-09
+6.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202650k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025163kSep 2026
Construction employment in Missouri (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

Contractor pay by county

Average pay at specialty trade contractors establishments by county (all employees, not just boilermakers), from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages. Across the 91 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 71,820 in 2015 to 91,804 in 2025, +27.8%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Dunklin County1268$97,322$1,872
St. Louis city2435,141$97,072$1,867
Buchanan County1231,388$91,358$1,757
St. Louis County1,32621,744$89,441$1,720
Jackson County1,10114,997$88,854$1,709
Camden County150804$78,244$1,505
Jasper County1551,635$77,303$1,487
Ste. Genevieve County48438$76,951$1,480
St. Charles County7486,796$75,773$1,457
Cole County1892,285$74,999$1,442
Marion County18129$74,165$1,426
Clay County3813,500$73,760$1,418

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Questions this page answers

How much do boilermakers make in Missouri?

The median boilermaker in Missouri earned $37.76 an hour ($78,550 a year) in May 2025, 3% above the national median of $36.74. The middle half earn $31.75–$42.24; the top 10% earn more than $60.00.

Where does Missouri rank for boilermaker pay?

Missouri ranks 19th of 37 states for boilermaker pay, with a median of $37.76 an hour, and 17th after adjusting for Missouri's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.8, US = 100).

What is the union boilermaker rate in Missouri?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for boilermakers in 1 counties, with a typical package of $82.25 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many boilermakers work in Missouri?

BLS counted 100 boilermakers in Missouri in May 2025, 0.0 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.52; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is boilermaker work growing in Missouri?

Missouri's labor market agency projects -7.0% growth for boilermakers between 2024 and 2034, from 40 to 40 jobs.

How many boilermaker openings a year are there in Missouri?

Missouri projects about 0 openings a year for boilermakers over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 700 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Missouri and metro areas, SOC 47-2011. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Missouri labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.