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Cape Girardeau renovation costs

Official wage and housing data for Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Use the calculator to estimate a project with your own prices.

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About Cape Girardeau

Median home value
$196,300

Housing figures: US Census ACS (2024), published for Cape Girardeau (Census place 2911242).

Construction wages near Cape Girardeau

Hourly wages for construction trades in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area labor market (2025). The calculator's low, typical and high scenarios use the 25th percentile, median and 75th percentile of these wages.

TradeLow (25th)Typical (median)High (75th)Workers
Construction Laborers$18.26$23.48$35.38970
Electricians$22.40$27.40$36.75390
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$22.03$30.26$48.19320
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$21.76$24.51$30.42270
Carpenters$23.38$30.64$40.04180
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$18.60$25.53$31.51110
Roofers$18.17$22.89$29.5090
Construction Managers$40.19$49.51$58.8270

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025. 15 wage records cover this labor market.

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