Missouri energy profile

Manufacturing energy costs in Missouri

Missouri plants pay 8.28 cents per kWh for industrial power as of Apr 2026, which puts the state 4.4% under the national average and 22 of 51 in the country, counting from the cheapest.

Current prices in Missouri

  • Industrial electricity: 8.28 cents per kWh (Apr 2026, EIA).
  • Commercial electricity, the rate a warehouse or distribution center in Missouri typically pays: 10.49 cents per kWh.
  • Industrial natural gas: 8.25 per Mcf (Apr 2026), 68.4% above the national average.
  • Just below Missouri on the price ladder: Oregon at 8.07, Kansas at 8.21, North Dakota at 8.21 cents. Just above: Nebraska at 8.46, Utah at 8.51, New York at 8.62 cents.

What the rate does to operating cost

  • A 10 kW machine running a 4,000 hour year costs about 3,312 in electricity at Missouri rates versus 3,464 at the national average; at 50 kW the gap is 16,560 versus 17,320, and at 200 kW it is 66,240 versus 69,280.
  • 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 277,000 manufacturing workers as of May 2026 (BLS).

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 2026-05-12.