Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers in Missouri
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,718
after federal, FICA and Missouri tax
Tax takes
$8,342
17.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,194
Missouri costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Missouri — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$47,060
Kept after tax
$38,718
Worth in national money
$42,194
State rank
27
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Missouri is 27 of 45 states for this job, with a middle wage of $47,060. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 488 occupations Missouri reports figures for, this is number 323.
- Here is where Missouri does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $47,060 you keep $38,718, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $42,194 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $48,040, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Missouri ranks 27 of 45 for automotive glass installers and repairers at $47,060. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Missouri's occupational distribution, automotive glass installers and repairers sits at 323 of 488 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After federal, FICA and Missouri income tax, retained pay for automotive glass installers and repairers on $47,060 is $38,718. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $42,194 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $48,040 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,660 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,060 |
| Top tenth earn over | $62,130 |
| This salary | $47,060 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Missouri | $38,718 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,993 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,039 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $45,474 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,256 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Missouri earn less than $47,060. The published range is $36,660 up to $62,130, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $38,718 take-home in Missouri comes from $47,060. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 323 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Missouri, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $42,194, the adjusted value of that $47,060 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 323 of 488 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for automotive glass installers and repairers in Missouri the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $36,660 to $62,130. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $38,718, from $47,060, assumes a single Missouri filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 323 of 488 locally, and the state ranks 27 of 45 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Missouri, so $42,194 — the adjusted value of that $47,060 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 323 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $36,660 at the bottom tenth to $62,130 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $42,194.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Missouri then takes its own share, leaving $38,718.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 45 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,660 to $62,130) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Missouri rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Missouri's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $42,194 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $38,718 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Missouri income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.