First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services in Missouri
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,074
after federal, FICA and Missouri tax
Tax takes
$8,456
17.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,582
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
$47,530
Kept after tax
$39,074
Worth in national money
$42,582
State rank
26
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Missouri is 26 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $47,530. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 319 among 488 occupations Missouri publishes pay for.
- Missouri is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $47,530 the take-home is $39,074; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $42,582 would nationally. The average comes to $50,180, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Missouri ranks 26 of 51 for first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services at $47,530. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 319 of 488 in Missouri places first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services in Missouri, on $47,530, is $39,074 — equivalent to $42,582 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 $50,180 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,420 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,530 |
| Top tenth earn over | $70,630 |
| This salary | $47,530 |
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 | $39,074 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,370 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,038 |
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 | $45,916 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,255 |
| 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 first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services in Missouri earn under $47,530 and half over. The published range runs $34,420 at the tenth percentile to $70,630 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $39,074 take-home in Missouri comes from $47,530. 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 319 of 488.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $42,582 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 319.
- Figures are distribution medians for first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services in Missouri, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $34,420 to $70,630; 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 $39,074, from $47,530, 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 319 of 488 locally, and the state ranks 26 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $42,582, worked from $47,530, 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 319 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 $50,180, 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 $34,420 at the bottom tenth to $70,630 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $42,582 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, $39,074 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
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 $50,180. 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 ($34,420) and the ninetieth ($70,630) 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 $42,582 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 $39,074 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.