Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other in Missouri
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,947
after federal, FICA and Missouri tax
Tax takes
$8,093
17.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,353
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
$46,040
Kept after tax
$37,947
Worth in national money
$41,353
State rank
43
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Missouri is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $46,040, ranking 43 of 51 states — about 8.45% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 341 among 488 occupations Missouri publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $46,040 you keep $37,947 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $41,353 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $48,670, since top earners drag the number up.
- Missouri ranks 43 of 51 for health technologists and technicians, all other, with a median of $46,040 — about 8.45% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Position 341 of 488 in Missouri places health technologists and technicians, all other 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.
- Retained pay in Missouri is $37,947 after the full tax stack, from $46,040. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $41,353 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $48,670 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,640 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,040 |
| Top tenth earn over | $64,780 |
| This salary | $46,040 |
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 | $37,947 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,173 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,041 |
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 | $44,514 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,259 |
| 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 $46,040. The published range is $36,640 up to $64,780, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $37,947 take-home in Missouri comes from $46,040. 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 341 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Missouri, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $41,353, the adjusted value of that $46,040 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 341 of 488 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for health technologists and technicians, all other in Missouri the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $36,640 to $64,780. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $37,947, from $46,040, 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 341 of 488 locally, and the state ranks 43 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Missouri, so $41,353 — the adjusted value of that $46,040 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 341 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $48,670, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $36,640 and the top tenth $64,780, so most people doing this work in Missouri sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $41,353 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 $37,947.
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 $48,670. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,640 to $64,780) 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 $41,353 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 $37,947 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.