Skilled Wages

Construction manager salary in Missouri

Median $53.96 an hour for 3,680 construction managers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$53.96/hrMedian hourly wageMissouri, May data
$112,230/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$36.30 – $82.9710th to 90th percentilehourly range
3,680Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Construction manager pay in Missouri: the full range

Wage percentiles, MissouriMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$20$40$60$80$100/hrMissouri: 10th $36.30 · 25th $44.59 · median $53.96 · 75th $65.66 · 90th $82.97Missouri$53.96$36.30$82.97United States: 10th $33.50 · 25th $42.57 · median $55.28 · 75th $72.91 · 90th $91.08United States$55.28
Hourly wage percentiles for construction managers: Missouri vs United States, May 2025.

Missouri ranks 23rd of 51 states for median construction manager pay, and 13th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $59.43). 3,680 construction managers work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.3× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$36.30 – $44.59$75,490 – $92,750roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$44.59 – $65.66$92,750 – $136,580the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$65.66 – $82.97$136,580 – $172,570the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Construction manager pay by metro in Missouri

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60$80/hrKansas City: $58.55Kansas City$58.55St. Louis: $56.09St. Louis$56.09St. Joseph: $56.03St. Joseph$56.03Joplin: $52.36Joplin$52.36Jefferson City: $52.05Jefferson City$52.05Columbia: $51.06Columbia$51.06Cape Girardeau: $49.51Cape Girardeau$49.51Springfield: $48.17Springfield$48.17
Median hourly wage for construction managers by metro area in Missouri, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Kansas City$38.51$58.55$63.30$83.562,1809% above
St. Louis$34.83$56.09$58.98$81.602,8804% above
St. Joseph$35.22$56.03$64.85$73.51704% above
Joplin$35.01$52.36$61.10$66.191703% below
Jefferson City$34.53$52.05$59.15$70.38604% below
Columbia$36.48$51.06$57.11$71.511505% below
Cape Girardeau$34.24$49.51$57.50$60.73708% below
Springfield$31.38$48.17$54.37$71.9118011% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Construction manager wages in Missouri over time

Missouri, 1999-2025MissouriUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$20$30$40$50$60200020052010201520202025$55.28United States$53.96Missouri
Median hourly wage for construction managers, Missouri vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearMissouri $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$25.13$48.56$26.754,330
2000$25.34$47.38$28.004,800
2001$27.00$49.08$29.354,510
2002$27.88$49.89$30.534,250
2003$28.13$49.22$31.964,130
2004$27.93$47.60$33.593,520
2005$29.01$47.82$34.742,870
2006$30.44$48.61$35.432,790
2007$33.02$51.27$36.653,140
2008$36.16$54.07$38.393,550
2009$36.88$55.34$39.583,170
2010$37.82$55.84$40.322,930
2011$35.82$51.27$40.503,460
2012$34.92$48.97$39.804,260
2013$34.63$47.86$40.584,290
2014$36.52$49.66$41.173,950
2015$38.20$51.89$42.023,680
2016$40.36$54.14$42.933,530
2017$42.47$55.78$43.933,040
2018$43.14$55.31$44.892,910
2019$46.64$58.73$45.803,220
2020$44.99$55.96$46.723,360
2021$44.06$52.35$47.552,450
2022$47.99$52.79$48.792,530
2023$49.94$52.77$50.433,130
2024$50.17$51.49$51.433,150
2025$53.96$53.96$55.283,680

In today's dollars, the median construction manager wage in Missouri changed by +4.0% over the last ten years of data and by -8.1% since 2019.

Are there more construction manager jobs in Missouri?

+14.3%Jobs since 20193,220 then, 3,680 in 2025
0.0%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
1.2Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.5× the US share, 43rd of 49 states

Since 1999, the number of construction managers counted in Missouri has changed by -15.0%, against +58.2% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +14.3%.

Construction managers in Missouri vs United States, 1999 = 100MissouriUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages050100150200200020052010201520202025158United States85Missouri
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Missouri vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearMissouri jobsMissouri indexUS index
19994,330100100
20004,80011195
20014,51010489
20024,2509887
20034,1309582
20043,5208177
20052,8706680
20062,7906486
20073,1407290
20083,5508292
20093,1707385
20102,9306880
20113,4608081
20124,2609886
20134,2909989
20143,9509195
20153,68085100
20163,53082104
20173,04070110
20182,91067116
20193,22074122
20203,36078119
20212,45057118
20222,53058126
20233,13072137
20243,15073145
20253,68085158

Job counts are BLS OEWS survey estimates built from three years of samples, so moves of a few percent from one year to the next are within the survey's margin. Self-employed tradespeople are not counted. Areas with fewer than 3,000 jobs or a large sampling error are shown as a single figure rather than a trend.

Outlook for construction managers in Missouri

+10.1%Projected growth in Missouri2024–2034, state agency
600Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
6,930Jobs in 20247,640 projected for 2034
+9.1%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Missouri's labor market agency projects the number of construction managers in the state to change by +10.1% between 2024 and 2034, from 6,930 to 7,640, with about 600 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +9.1% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 3,680 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

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 construction establishments by county (all employees, not just construction managers), 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
Buchanan County1882,325$98,679$1,898
St. Louis city3947,418$98,135$1,887
St. Louis County2,12332,990$96,451$1,855
Jackson County1,68223,635$95,075$1,828
Clay County5535,557$82,819$1,593
Carroll County22131$80,464$1,547
St. Charles County1,1019,841$80,173$1,542
Pike County39330$79,381$1,527
Cole County2713,213$78,343$1,507
Callaway County126881$75,150$1,445
Perry County80732$74,883$1,440
Ste. Genevieve County74525$74,812$1,439

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Questions this page answers

How much do construction managers make in Missouri?

The median construction manager in Missouri earned $53.96 an hour ($112,230 a year) in May 2025, 2% below the national median of $55.28. The middle half earn $44.59–$65.66; the top 10% earn more than $82.97.

Where does Missouri rank for construction manager pay?

Missouri ranks 23rd of 51 states for construction manager pay, with a median of $53.96 an hour, and 13th after adjusting for Missouri's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.8, US = 100).

What is the union construction manager rate in Missouri?

Davis-Bacon determinations do not list a construction manager classification for most Missouri counties, or the trade is not covered; the BLS wage figures above are the best available measure.

How many construction managers work in Missouri?

BLS counted 3,680 construction managers in Missouri in May 2025, 1.2 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.51; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is construction manager work growing in Missouri?

The BLS employer survey count of construction managers in Missouri went from 3,680 in 2015 to 3,680 in 2025, 0.0%, and +14.3% since 2019. Missouri's labor market agency projects +10.1% growth for construction managers between 2024 and 2034, from 6,930 to 7,640 jobs.

How many construction manager openings a year are there in Missouri?

Missouri projects about 600 openings a year for construction managers over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 49,700 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Missouri and metro areas, SOC 11-9021. 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.