Skilled Wages

Construction supervisor salary in Missouri

Median $42.08 an hour for 13,330 construction supervisors, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$42.08/hrMedian hourly wageMissouri, May data
$87,520/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$27.52 – $57.8310th to 90th percentilehourly range
13,330Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Construction supervisor pay in Missouri: the full range

Wage percentiles, MissouriMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$20$40$60$80/hrMissouri: 10th $27.52 · 25th $34.45 · median $42.08 · 75th $50.98 · 90th $57.83Missouri$42.08$27.52$57.83United States: 10th $25.62 · 25th $30.48 · median $38.42 · 75th $48.78 · 90th $61.66United States$38.42
Hourly wage percentiles for construction supervisors: Missouri vs United States, May 2025.

Missouri ranks 13th of 51 states for median construction supervisor pay, and 7th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $46.34). 13,330 construction supervisors work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.1× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$27.52 – $34.45$57,240 – $71,650roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$34.45 – $50.98$71,650 – $106,040the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$50.98 – $57.83$106,040 – $120,280the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Construction supervisor pay by metro in Missouri

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrSt. Louis: $46.45St. Louis$46.45St. Joseph: $43.28St. Joseph$43.28Cape Girardeau: $42.38Cape Girardeau$42.38Kansas City: $40.43Kansas City$40.43Jefferson City: $39.65Jefferson City$39.65Springfield: $38.24Springfield$38.24Joplin: $37.55Joplin$37.55Columbia: $37.53Columbia$37.53
Median hourly wage for construction supervisors by metro area in Missouri, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
St. Louis$29.67$46.45$48.84$58.036,68010% above
St. Joseph$27.42$43.28$50.09$61.262803% above
Cape Girardeau$28.11$42.38$49.22$55.611801% above
Kansas City$28.21$40.43$43.71$58.795,8604% below
Jefferson City$26.97$39.65$45.06$52.474506% below
Springfield$26.00$38.24$43.16$54.068609% below
Joplin$24.01$37.55$43.82$51.7043011% below
Columbia$24.58$37.53$41.98$53.0231011% below

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

Construction supervisor wages in Missouri over time

Missouri, 1999-2025MissouriUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40$50200020052010201520202025$42.08Missouri$38.42United States
Median hourly wage for construction supervisors, Missouri vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearMissouri $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$20.74$40.08$20.7112,620
2000$20.82$38.92$21.5311,460
2001$21.99$39.97$22.399,870
2002$23.14$41.41$22.928,940
2003$23.40$40.94$23.437,830
2004$24.85$42.35$24.257,490
2005$27.01$44.52$24.985,650
2006$27.62$44.11$25.895,250
2007$28.72$44.59$26.905,510
2008$28.93$43.26$27.957,800
2009$29.17$43.77$28.048,140
2010$28.84$42.58$28.217,360
2011$28.58$40.91$28.446,090
2012$28.28$39.65$28.705,040
2013$28.95$40.01$29.035,160
2014$29.58$40.23$29.326,320
2015$30.77$41.80$29.847,040
2016$31.49$42.24$30.287,210
2017$32.65$42.88$30.806,870
2018$32.61$41.81$31.367,110
2019$34.37$43.28$31.837,840
2020$36.80$45.78$32.618,870
2021$37.24$44.25$34.629,410
2022$37.48$41.23$35.629,550
2023$38.61$40.79$36.9010,110
2024$39.98$41.03$37.8311,430
2025$42.08$42.08$38.4213,330

In today's dollars, the median construction supervisor wage in Missouri changed by +0.7% over the last ten years of data and by -2.8% since 2019.

Are there more construction supervisor jobs in Missouri?

+70.0%Jobs since 20197,840 then, 13,330 in 2025
+89.3%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
4.5Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.9× the US share, 39th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of construction supervisors counted in Missouri has changed by +5.6%, against +70.4% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +70.0%.

First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers in Missouri vs United States, 1999 = 100MissouriUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages050100150200200020052010201520202025170United States106Missouri
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
199912,620100100
200011,46091105
20019,87078108
20028,94071107
20037,83062108
20047,49059114
20055,65045116
20065,25042121
20075,51044121
20087,80062121
20098,14064112
20107,36058100
20116,0904896
20125,0404096
20135,1604198
20146,32050104
20157,04056109
20167,21057113
20176,87054117
20187,11056126
20197,84062131
20208,87070129
20219,41075140
20229,55076151
202310,11080163
202411,43091169
202513,330106170

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 supervisors in Missouri

+5.5%Projected growth in Missouri2024–2034, state agency
1,300Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
16,030Jobs in 202416,910 projected for 2034
+5.0%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Missouri's labor market agency projects the number of construction supervisors in the state to change by +5.5% between 2024 and 2034, from 16,030 to 16,910, with about 1,300 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +5.0% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 13,330 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 supervisors), 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 supervisors make in Missouri?

The median construction supervisor in Missouri earned $42.08 an hour ($87,520 a year) in May 2025, 10% above the national median of $38.42. The middle half earn $34.45–$50.98; the top 10% earn more than $57.83.

Where does Missouri rank for construction supervisor pay?

Missouri ranks 13th of 51 states for construction supervisor pay, with a median of $42.08 an hour, and 7th after adjusting for Missouri's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.8, US = 100).

What is the union construction supervisor rate in Missouri?

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

How many construction supervisors work in Missouri?

BLS counted 13,330 construction supervisors in Missouri in May 2025, 4.5 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.87; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is construction supervisor work growing in Missouri?

The BLS employer survey count of construction supervisors in Missouri went from 7,040 in 2015 to 13,330 in 2025, +89.3%, and +70.0% since 2019. Missouri's labor market agency projects +5.5% growth for construction supervisors between 2024 and 2034, from 16,030 to 16,910 jobs.

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

Missouri projects about 1,300 openings a year for construction supervisors over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 67,000 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Missouri and metro areas, SOC 47-1011. 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.