Elevator mechanic salary in Missouri
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Elevator mechanics in Missouri earn a median of $126,750 a year, or $60.94 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $150,590. That's 15% more than the national median of $109,910, 11th of 37 states and DC.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $37.01/hr
- Jobs in Missouri
- 450
- After cost of living
- $139,570
- Median hourly pay
- $60.94/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +15%
- Rank among states
- 11th of 37
Apprentice to top elevator mechanic pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $76,980–$124,120$37.01–$59.68/hr | |
| Mechanic | $126,750$60.94/hr | |
| Top earners | $134,820–$150,590$64.82–$72.40/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Missouri compares
- Elevator mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in Missouri as nationally: 0.2 of every 1,000 jobs.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $150,590, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $76,980: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Pay by metro area
- Springfield$132,130
- Kansas City$124,120
Other trades in Missouri
Questions
- How much do elevator mechanics make in Missouri?
- Elevator mechanics in Missouri earn a median of $126,750 a year, or $60.94 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $150,590.
- How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Missouri?
- The median hourly wage is $60.94. The middle half earn between $59.68 and $64.82 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Missouri?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $37.01 an hour ($76,980 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $59.68.
- Where in Missouri do elevator mechanics earn the most?
- Among Missouri metro areas, Springfield has the highest median at $132,130 a year, and Kansas City the lowest at $124,120.
- Do elevator mechanics in Missouri earn more than the national average?
- The Missouri median of $126,750 is 15% more than the U.S. median of $109,910. Prices in Missouri run 9% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $139,570 would nationally.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-4021 (Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers), area code 29. BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed elevator mechanics and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (90.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures