Library Technicians in Missouri
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,742
after federal, FICA and Missouri tax
Tax takes
$6,418
16.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,681
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
$39,160
Kept after tax
$32,742
Worth in national money
$35,681
State rank
30
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Missouri sits in the middle of the pack for library technicians. The median is $39,160, ranking 30 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Missouri, this one sits low: 401 of 488 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $39,160 you keep $32,742 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $35,681 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $40,010, since top earners drag the number up.
- Missouri occupies the middle band for library technicians: a median of $39,160, ranking 30 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Library technicians occupies position 401 of 488 in Missouri's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Retained pay in Missouri is $32,742 after the full tax stack, from $39,160. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $35,681 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $40,010 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Library Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,580 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $39,160 |
| Top tenth earn over | $48,120 |
| This salary | $39,160 |
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 | $32,742 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $33,645 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,058 |
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 | $38,036 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,280 |
| 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 $39,160. The published range is $29,580 up to $48,120, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $32,742 take-home in Missouri comes from $39,160. 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 401 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Missouri, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $35,681, the adjusted value of that $39,160 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 401 of 488 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for library technicians in Missouri the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $29,580 to $48,120. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $32,742, from $39,160, 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 401 of 488 locally, and the state ranks 30 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Missouri, so $35,681 — the adjusted value of that $39,160 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 401 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $29,580 at the tenth percentile, $48,120 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 $35,681 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, $32,742 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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($29,580 to $48,120) 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 $35,681 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 $32,742 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.