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Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Cape Girardeau County

Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Cape Girardeau County was $1,040 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.5% from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 115 counties in 2025.

2025, USD1,040
Change on 2024+4.5%
Rank17th of 115Counties in Missouri ranked
Series high1,0402025
Series low5132001

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Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Cape Girardeau County, 2001 to 2025

4006008001,0001,20020012005200920132017202120252001: 513 USD2002: 530 USD2003: 540 USD2004: 558 USD2005: 569 USD2006: 588 USD2007: 621 USD2008: 618 USD2009: 642 USD2010: 661 USD2011: 676 USD2012: 691 USD2013: 691 USD2014: 713 USD2015: 725 USD2016: 742 USD2017: 755 USD2018: 777 USD2019: 798 USD2020: 857 USD2021: 893 USD2022: 949 USD2023: 989 USD2024: 995 USD2025: 1,040 USD
USD. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
PeriodUSD
20251,040
2024995
2023989
2022949
2021893
2020857
2019798
2018777
2017755
2016742
2015725
2014713
2013691
2012691
2011676
2010661
2009642
2008618
2007621
2006588
2005569
2004558
2003540
2002530
2001513

Compared with Missouri and United States

Place2025
Cape Girardeau County1,040
Missouri1,278
United States1,514

Rankings

Definition

Total wages paid during the year divided by the average number of covered jobs and by 52, in US dollars, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

In current dollars, not adjusted for inflation. An average per job, so part-time jobs pull it down and high earners pull it up; for the typical job use median_annual_wage. Wages include bonuses, stock options exercised, severance pay and tips, which makes counties with corporate headquarters stand out. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Average weekly wage (QCEW), Cape Girardeau County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Average weekly wage (QCEW), Cape Girardeau County, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-weekly-wage/cape-girardeau-county-missouri. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Average weekly wage (QCEW), Cape Girardeau County, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-weekly-wage/cape-girardeau-county-missouri.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Average weekly wage (QCEW), Cape Girardeau County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-weekly-wage/cape-girardeau-county-missouri (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the average weekly wage (QCEW) in Cape Girardeau County?

Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Cape Girardeau County was $1,040 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.5% from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 115 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average weekly wage (QCEW) in Cape Girardeau County?

$1,040 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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