Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay in St. Louis
$56,250avg. a year
$27.05 an hour · 5,540 employed
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers in the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area earn an average of $56,250 a year. That is $1,260 (2%) less than the Missouri average of $57,510. The U.S. average is $53,450.
$51,790Median pay
$27.05Average hourly
-2%vs. Missouri average
5,540Jobs in this metro
Other Missouri metro areas
Average pay for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in other Missouri metro areas. Swipe to see all 7.
15,210 jobs
Kansas City, MO-KS
$62,800
$30.19 an hour
2220 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$58,520
$28.13 an hour
3340 jobs
St. Joseph, MO-KS
$54,360
$26.13 an hour
4260 jobs
Columbia, MO
$54,040
$25.98 an hour
5220 jobs
Jefferson City, MO
$52,480
$25.23 an hour
6620 jobs
Joplin, MO-KS
$50,730
$24.39 an hour
7800 jobs
Springfield, MO
$48,710
$23.42 an hour
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How St. Louis compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in St. Louis
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | $49,190 |
| Production Workers, All Other | $46,920 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | $54,790 |
| Helpers--Production Workers | $43,740 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $50,640 |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | $55,570 |
Questions and answers
How much do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers make in St. Louis?
The average is $56,250 a year, and the median is $51,790. About 5,540 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Missouri average?
That is $1,260 (2%) less than the Missouri average of $57,510.
Is this job common in St. Louis?
It makes up 4.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.08 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 51-9061. Metro area: St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 41180). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.