Median pay · Missouri
$47,800A year, or $22.98 an hour.Take-home a month$3,275After federal, state and FICA tax at 17.8%
Worth at national prices$52,633Prices here sit at 90.8 against 100
Against the nation6.2% belowNational median $50,980
| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentileEntry and lowest-paid | $29,780 | $14.32 |
| 25th percentile | $36,160 | $17.39 |
| MedianHalf earn more, half less | $47,800 | $22.98 |
| 75th percentile | $74,260 | $35.70 |
| 90th percentileMost experienced and senior | $104,320 | $50.15 |
| MeanThe average, pulled up by the top | $62,160 | $29.89 |
All occupations combined. Individual occupations vary far more than this figure suggests. The tables below show the spread.
How we got this
- Median wage in MissouriBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of all occupations earned more than this, half less.$47,800
- Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$22.98
- Take-home after federal, state and FICA tax$3,275 a month at an effective rate of 17.8%.$39,299 a year
- Worth at national average pricesPrices in Missouri sit at 90.8 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$52,633
- Against the national medianThe national median is $50,980.6.2% below
- Jobs countedA concentration of 1 against the nation's 1.00.2,936,050
What we assumed
- Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
- OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
- Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
- Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details
Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1