Skilled Wages

Elevator mechanic salary in Missouri

Median $60.94 an hour for 450 elevator and escalator installers and repairers, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 2000.

$60.94/hrMedian hourly wageMissouri, May data
$126,750/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$37.01 – $72.4010th to 90th percentilehourly range
450Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-09-28

Elevator mechanic pay in Missouri: the full range

Wage percentiles, MissouriMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$20$40$60$80$100/hrMissouri: 10th $37.01 · 25th $59.68 · median $60.94 · 75th $64.82 · 90th $72.40Missouri$60.94$37.01$72.40United States: 10th $28.49 · 25th $38.12 · median $52.84 · 75th $65.25 · 90th $76.39United States$52.84
Hourly wage percentiles for elevator and escalator installers and repairers: Missouri vs United States, May 2025.

Missouri ranks 11th of 37 states for median elevator mechanic pay, and 3rd once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $67.11). 450 elevator and escalator installers and repairers work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$37.01 – $59.68$76,980 – $124,120roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$59.68 – $64.82$124,120 – $134,820the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$64.82 – $72.40$134,820 – $150,590the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Elevator mechanic pay by metro in Missouri

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60$80/hrSpringfield: $63.53Springfield$63.53Kansas City: $59.68Kansas City$59.68
Median hourly wage for elevator and escalator installers and repairers by metro area in Missouri, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Springfield$23.93$63.53$66.50404% above
Kansas City$36.75$59.68$71.882002% below

Elevator mechanic wages in Missouri over time

Missouri, 2000-2025MissouriUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$0$20$40$60$80200020052010201520202025$60.94Missouri$52.84United States
Median hourly wage for elevator and escalator installers and repairers, Missouri vs United States, 2000–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearMissouri $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
2000$24.74$46.25$22.78840
2001$26.81$48.74$24.82730
2002$27.26$48.78$25.99460
2003$28.10$49.17$26.90600
2004$30.79$52.48$28.23430
2005$31.00$51.10$28.46800
2006$32.80$52.38$30.59620
2007$32.55$50.54$32.69600
2008$26.57$39.73$33.35—
2009$31.55$47.35$33.20500
2010$35.80$52.86$34.09460
2011$41.31$59.12$36.09—
2012$42.96$60.24$36.85—
2013$40.81$56.40$37.81—
2014$32.31$43.94$37.80—
2015$41.58$56.48$38.88250
2016$41.00$55.00$37.93430
2017$41.77$54.86$38.21630
2018$33.00$42.31$38.36500
2019$38.57$48.57$40.86330
2020$38.22$47.54$42.57—
2024$59.47$61.03$51.24—
2025$60.94$60.94$52.84450

In today's dollars, the median elevator mechanic wage in Missouri changed by +7.9% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for elevator mechanics in Missouri

On federally funded construction in Missouri, contractors must pay elevator mechanics at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 56 of the 56 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $101.17 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical —). The market median for the state is $60.94.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, MOAdair: —Andrew: —Atchison: —Audrain: —Barry: $99.13 (union)Barton: $99.13 (union)Bates: $99.13 (union)Benton: $99.13 (union)Bollinger: —Boone: —Buchanan: —Butler: $101.17 (union)Caldwell: $99.13 (union)Callaway: —Camden: —Cape Girardeau: —Carroll: —Carter: $101.17 (union)Cass: $99.13 (union)Cedar: $99.13 (union)Chariton: —Christian: —Clark: —Clay: $99.13 (union)Clinton: $99.13 (union)Cole: —Cooper: —Crawford: $101.17 (union)Dade: $99.13 (union)Dallas: —Daviess: —DeKalb: —Dent: —Douglas: $99.13 (union)Dunklin: $101.17 (union)Franklin: $101.17 (union)Gasconade: —Gentry: —Greene: —Grundy: —Harrison: —Henry: $99.13 (union)Hickory: $99.13 (union)Holt: —Howard: —Howell: $101.17 (union)Iron: $101.17 (union)Jackson: $99.13 (union)Jasper: —Jefferson: $101.17 (union)Johnson: $99.13 (union)Knox: —Laclede: $99.13 (union)Lafayette: $99.13 (union)Lawrence: $99.13 (union)Lewis: —Lincoln: $101.17 (union)Linn: —Livingston: —McDonald: —Macon: —Madison: $101.17 (union)Maries: —Marion: —Mercer: —Miller: —Mississippi: $101.17 (union)Moniteau: —Monroe: —Montgomery: —Morgan: —New Madrid: $101.17 (union)Newton: —Nodaway: —Oregon: $101.17 (union)Osage: —Ozark: $99.13 (union)Pemiscot: $101.17 (union)Perry: $101.17 (union)Pettis: $99.13 (union)Phelps: —Pike: —Platte: $99.13 (union)Polk: —Pulaski: —Putnam: —Ralls: —Randolph: —Ray: $99.13 (union)Reynolds: $101.17 (union)Ripley: $101.17 (union)St. Charles: $101.17 (union)St. Clair: $99.13 (union)Ste. Genevieve: $101.17 (union)St. Francois: $101.17 (union)St. Louis: $101.17 (union)Saline: —Schuyler: —Scotland: —Scott: $101.17 (union)Shannon: $101.17 (union)Shelby: —Stoddard: $101.17 (union)Stone: $99.13 (union)Sullivan: —Taney: $99.13 (union)Texas: $101.17 (union)Vernon: $99.13 (union)Warren: $101.17 (union)Washington: $101.17 (union)Wayne: $101.17 (union)Webster: —Worth: —Wright: $99.13 (union)St. Louis: $101.17 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hrn/a
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for elevator mechanics by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
ButlerUnion ELEV0003-001 2025-01-01$62.73$38.44$101.17MO20260004
CarterUnion ELEV0003-001 2025-01-01$62.73$38.44$101.17MO20260030
CrawfordUnion ELEV0003-001 2025-01-01$62.73$38.44$101.17MO20260056
DunklinUnion ELEV0003-001 2025-01-01$62.73$38.44$101.17MO20260011
FranklinUnion ELEV0003-004 2025-01-01$62.73$38.44$101.17MO20260074
HowellUnion ELEV0003-001 2025-01-01$62.73$38.44$101.17MO20260030
IronUnion ELEV0003-001 2025-01-01$62.73$38.44$101.17MO20260030
JeffersonUnion ELEV0003-004 2025-01-01$62.73$38.44$101.17MO20260077
LincolnUnion ELEV0003-004 2025-01-01$62.73$38.44$101.17MO20260087
MadisonUnion ELEV0003-001 2025-01-01$62.73$38.44$101.17MO20260030
MississippiUnion ELEV0003-001 2025-01-01$62.73$38.44$101.17MO20260014
New MadridUnion ELEV0003-001 2025-01-01$62.73$38.44$101.17MO20260015
OregonUnion ELEV0003-001 2025-01-01$62.73$38.44$101.17MO20260030
PemiscotUnion ELEV0003-001 2025-01-01$62.73$38.44$101.17MO20260016
PerryUnion ELEV0003-001 2025-01-01$62.73$38.44$101.17MO20260030

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. 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?

165.4kConstruction jobsMissouri, 2026-08
+6.7%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202650k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025165kAug 2026
Construction employment in Missouri (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

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Questions this page answers

How much do elevator mechanics make in Missouri?

The median elevator mechanic in Missouri earned $60.94 an hour ($126,750 a year) in May 2025, 15% above the national median of $52.84. The middle half earn $59.68–$64.82; the top 10% earn more than $72.40.

Where does Missouri rank for elevator mechanic pay?

Missouri ranks 11th of 37 states for elevator mechanic pay, with a median of $60.94 an hour, and 3rd after adjusting for Missouri's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.8, US = 100).

What is the union elevator mechanic rate in Missouri?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for elevator mechanics in 56 counties, with a typical package of $101.17 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many elevator mechanics work in Missouri?

BLS counted 450 elevator and escalator installers and repairers in Missouri in May 2025, 0.1 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.99; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Missouri and metro areas, SOC 47-4021.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-08.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Not the official determination.