Rock Splitters, Quarry · SOC 47-5051
Rock Splitters, Quarry Salary in the St. Louis Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025St. Louis, MO-IL metro area
Figures describe the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not St. Louis city limits.
Rock Splitters, Quarry in the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area earned a median of $60,990 per year ($29.32 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $60,780 at the 10th percentile to $71,220 at the 90th. BLS estimates 100 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Rock Splitters, Quarry in the St. Louis metro area earn more than $60,990 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $60,990 and $65,490.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $60,780 | $60,990 | $60,990 | $65,490 | $71,220 |
| Hourly | $29.22 | $29.32 | $29.32 | $31.49 | $34.24 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- St. Louis metro areathis metro area$60,990 median for St. Louis metro area; middle half earns $60,990 to $65,490
- Missouristate (MO)$60,990 median for Missouri; middle half earns $56,720 to $65,040
- United Statesnational$48,740 median for United States; middle half earns $42,670 to $60,030
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is about the same vs Missouri overall and +25% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Missouri
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for rock splitters, quarry, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- St. Louis metro areathis page$60,990 median for St. Louis metro area; middle half earns $60,990 to $65,490
- $54,930 median for Springfield metro area; middle half earns $40,020 to $60,520
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.