Chemical Technicians in Missouri
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$54,770
after federal, FICA and Missouri tax
Tax takes
$13,780
20.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$59,687
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
$68,550
Kept after tax
$54,770
Worth in national money
$59,687
State rank
5
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Missouri is one of the better-paying states for chemical technicians. The middle earner takes $68,550, which ranks 5 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 13.51% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 488 occupations Missouri reports figures for, this is number 149.
- Missouri is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $68,550 the take-home is $54,770; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $59,687 would nationally. The average comes to $70,700, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Missouri ranks 5 of 51 states publishing a median for chemical technicians, at $68,550 — about 13.51% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In Missouri's occupational distribution, chemical technicians sits at 149 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.
- Post-tax income for chemical technicians in Missouri, on $68,550, is $54,770 — equivalent to $59,687 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $70,700 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Chemical Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $43,960 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $68,550 |
| Top tenth earn over | $101,140 |
| This salary | $68,550 |
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 | $54,770 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $57,055 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$974 |
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 | $65,452 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,345 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of chemical technicians in Missouri earn under $68,550 and half over. The published range runs $43,960 at the tenth percentile to $101,140 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $54,770 take-home in Missouri comes from $68,550. 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 149 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Missouri, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $59,687, the adjusted value of that $68,550 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 149 of 488 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for chemical technicians in Missouri, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $43,960 to $101,140; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $54,770, from $68,550, 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 149 of 488 locally, and the state ranks 5 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Missouri, so $59,687 — the adjusted value of that $68,550 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 149 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $70,700, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $43,960 at the bottom tenth to $101,140 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $59,687.
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 $54,770.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Missouri is $70,700. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($43,960) and the ninetieth ($101,140) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $59,687 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 $54,770 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.