Missouri energy profile

Manufacturing energy costs in Missouri

Missouri plants pay 9.87 cents per kWh for industrial power as of Jul 2026, which puts the state 1% over the national average and 27 of 51 in the country, counting from the cheapest.

Current prices in Missouri

  • Industrial electricity: 9.87 cents per kWh (Jul 2026, EIA).
  • Commercial electricity, the rate a warehouse or distribution center in Missouri typically pays: 12.64 cents per kWh.
  • Industrial natural gas: 8.63 per Mcf (Jul 2026), 88.4% above the national average.
  • Just below Missouri on the price ladder: Colorado at 9.54, Michigan at 9.81, South Dakota at 9.83 cents. Just above: Iowa at 9.99, Nebraska at 10, Georgia at 10.03 cents.

What the rate does to operating cost

  • A 10 kW machine running a 4,000 hour year costs about 3,948 in electricity at Missouri rates versus 3,908 at the national average; at 50 kW the gap is 19,740 versus 19,540, and at 200 kW it is 78,960 versus 78,160.
  • Missouri sits mid-pack for power cost, so energy is neither a site-selection advantage nor a penalty. Estimates built on national averages will land close here, though demand charges and rate schedules still swing the real bill.

What factory labor pays in Missouri

  • Industrial production managers: $56.57/hr median in Missouri versus $60.61 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial engineers: $47.74/hr median in Missouri versus $49.25 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Production supervisors: $35.20/hr median in Missouri versus $35.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial machinery mechanics: $32.40/hr median in Missouri versus $31.02 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Tool and die makers: $29.24/hr median in Missouri versus $30.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Machinists: $28.23/hr median in Missouri versus $28.24 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Missouri employs about 279,000 manufacturing workers as of Aug 2026 (BLS).

Manufacturing base in Missouri

  • Missouri has 5,460 manufacturing establishments employing about 283,563 workers (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
  • Largest sectors by establishment count: fabricated metal products (999), food manufacturing (552), printing and related support (483), wood product manufacturing (412), machinery manufacturing (409).

Sources and update cadence

  • Prices come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and refresh automatically when the agency publishes; this page also archives each month's Missouri observation so the local price history deepens over time.

Last reviewed 2026-09-30.