Dietetic Technicians in Missouri
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,427
after federal, FICA and Missouri tax
Tax takes
$5,673
15.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,159
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
$36,100
Kept after tax
$30,427
Worth in national money
$33,159
State rank
29
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Missouri is 29 of 45 states for dietetic technicians, with a middle wage of $36,100. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Missouri this is lower-paid work. Of 488 occupations the state publishes figures for, dietetic technicians ranks 438. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Here is where Missouri does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $36,100 you keep $30,427, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $33,159 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $36,710, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Missouri ranks 29 of 45 for dietetic technicians at $36,100. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation Missouri reports, dietetic technicians ranks 438 of 488, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- After federal, FICA and Missouri income tax, retained pay for dietetic technicians on $36,100 is $30,427. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $33,159 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 $36,710 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Dietetic Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,560 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $36,100 |
| Top tenth earn over | $43,510 |
| This salary | $36,100 |
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 | $30,427 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $31,186 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,066 |
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 | $35,155 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,289 |
| 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 dietetic technicians in Missouri earn under $36,100 and half over. The published range runs $29,560 at the tenth percentile to $43,510 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Missouri the take-home figure of $30,427, from $36,100, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 438 of 488 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $33,159 uses one figure for the whole of Missouri. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 488 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 438.
- Figures are distribution medians for dietetic technicians in Missouri, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $29,560 to $43,510; 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.
- Take-home for Missouri is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $30,427 from $36,100. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 438 of 488 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $33,159, worked from $36,100, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Missouri address, on work sitting at 438 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $29,560 at the tenth percentile, $43,510 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Missouri sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $33,159 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Missouri's own levy, $30,427 remains.
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 ($29,560 to $43,510) 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 $33,159 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 $30,427 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.