Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Missouri
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$57,245
after federal, FICA and Missouri tax
Tax takes
$15,075
20.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$62,385
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
$72,320
Kept after tax
$57,245
Worth in national money
$62,385
State rank
32
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Missouri pays this job around $72,320 at the midpoint, 32 of 49 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 488 occupations Missouri reports figures for, this is number 138.
- Here is where Missouri does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $72,320 you keep $57,245, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $62,385 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $76,540, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other the Missouri median is $72,320, ranking 32 of 49 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- In Missouri's occupational distribution, engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other sits at 138 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 engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other on $72,320 is $57,245. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $62,385 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 $76,540 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $48,630 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $72,320 |
| Top tenth earn over | $106,540 |
| This salary | $72,320 |
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 | $57,245 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $59,707 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$942 |
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 | $68,821 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,301 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $72,320 as a midpoint for Missouri, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $48,630 and the ninetieth is $106,540 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $57,245 take-home in Missouri comes from $72,320. 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 138 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Missouri, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $62,385, the adjusted value of that $72,320 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 138 of 488 in the state.
- The Missouri median of $72,320 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $48,630 to $106,540. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $57,245, from $72,320, 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 138 of 488 locally, and the state ranks 32 of 49 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Missouri, so $62,385 — the adjusted value of that $72,320 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 138 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 $76,540, 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 $48,630 at the bottom tenth to $106,540 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Missouri is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $62,385 in national terms.
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 $57,245.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $76,540. 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 ($48,630) and the ninetieth ($106,540) 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 $62,385 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 $57,245 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.