The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of all occupations in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,190.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Hourly Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $30.01. The median hourly salary is $13.82. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.26.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,730 in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is in the middle of salary range for all occupations in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of all occupations in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is 19.4 percent (19.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Kansas City and 15.6 percent (15.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kansas City | |
| St Louis | |
| Jefferson City | |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | |
| St Joseph | |
| Columbia | |
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson | |
| Springfield | |
| Joplin | |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area |
From Table 4, notice that the median annual salary of all occupations in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is lower than the salary statistics of both state of Missouri and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Cape Girardeau-Jackson ($28,730) is 9.2 percent (9.2%) lower than that in Missouri ($31,650) and 17.3 percent (17.3%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).
| Region | Median annual Salary |
|---|---|
| USA | |
| Missouri | |
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson |