Missouri energy profile

Manufacturing energy costs in Missouri

Missouri plants pay 7.89 cents per kWh for industrial power as of May 2026, which puts the state 9.4% under the national average and 19 of 51 in the country, counting from the cheapest.

Current prices in Missouri

  • Industrial electricity: 7.89 cents per kWh (May 2026, EIA).
  • Commercial electricity, the rate a warehouse or distribution center in Missouri typically pays: 10.25 cents per kWh.
  • Industrial natural gas: 7.91 per Mcf (May 2026), 85.2% above the national average.
  • Just below Missouri on the price ladder: Nevada at 7.61, North Carolina at 7.78, Alabama at 7.89 cents. Just above: Utah at 8.1, Kansas at 8.12, North Dakota at 8.27 cents.

What the rate does to operating cost

  • A 10 kW machine running a 4,000 hour year costs about 3,156 in electricity at Missouri rates versus 3,484 at the national average; at 50 kW the gap is 15,780 versus 17,420, and at 200 kW it is 63,120 versus 69,680.
  • 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 280,000 manufacturing workers as of Jun 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 2026-05-12.