Salary guide, May 2025

Shift Supervisor pay in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL was $65,990 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $55,280 and $83,710.

The Cape Girardeau, MO-IL median is $8,460 below the national median of $74,450, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

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What should you know about cape Girardeau, MO-IL?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL: median $65,990; published 25th to 75th percentile $55,280 to $83,710.

Annual wage percentiles, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$43,010	$55,280	$65,990	$83,710	$97,760

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL: median $31.73; published 25th to 75th percentile $26.58 to $40.25.

Hourly wage percentiles, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$20.68	$26.58	$31.73	$40.25	$47.00

BLS estimated 230 workers employed in this occupation in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL. Location quotient: 1.18.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $74,450; published 25th to 75th percentile $58,630 to $91,680.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$47,130	$58,630	$74,450	$91,680	$108,750

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $35.79; published 25th to 75th percentile $28.19 to $44.08.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.66	$28.19	$35.79	$44.08	$52.28

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Shift Supervisor median is $65,990. The all-occupations median in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is $44,470. Ratio: 1.48 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.18 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Shift Supervisor in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$51,790	$63,550	$85,400
May 2025	$55,280	$65,990	$83,710

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Shift Supervisor
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Paducah, KY-IL	$87,030	$66,570 to $118,060
St. Louis, MO-IL	$75,210	$59,560 to $91,370

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