Location Salary Data

Salaries in Cape Girardeau, MO

Government-verified salary data from 222 DOL employer filings in this area.

Median DOL Salary
$123,105
222 filings
Median DOL Salary
$123,105
Total DOL Filings
222
Companies Hiring
82
Cost of Living Index
88.5
National avg = 100

Location vs National

Cape Girardeau, MO$123,105
National Average$60,917
The weighted median salary in Cape Girardeau, MO is 102.1% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Cape Girardeau

Highest-Paying Occupations in Cape Girardeau

Job TitleMedian Salaryvs NationalFilings
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$71,500-31.3%6

BLS Wage Survey Data - Missouri

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.
BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for Missouri.
OccupationBLS Median WageEmployment
Nurse Anesthetists$221,5501,210
Dentists, All Other Specialists$217,40030
Family Medicine Physicians$216,9902,470
Pediatricians, General$215,040170
Physicians, Pathologists$213,430660
Physicists$180,45090
Chief Executives$158,9304,050
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$156,210550
Architectural and Engineering Managers$153,6701,960
Natural Sciences Managers$143,730930

Salary Trend in Cape Girardeau, MO

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Cape Girardeau, MO has a cost of living index of 88.5, which is 11.5% less expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $112,994 in an average-cost city.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job TitleMedian SalaryCOL-Adjusted Equivalent
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$71,500$80,791

Compare to Other Cities

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Popular Salary Pages in Cape Girardeau, MO

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.