Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists in Missouri
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$64,329
after federal, FICA and Missouri tax
Tax takes
$18,781
22.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$70,104
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
$83,110
Kept after tax
$64,329
Worth in national money
$70,104
State rank
39
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Missouri pays this job a middle wage of $83,110, 39 of 51 states and about 12.96% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within Missouri this is well-paid work. Of 488 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 89 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Missouri does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $83,110 you keep $64,329, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $70,104 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $82,880, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Missouri's $83,110 median for magnetic resonance imaging technologists places it 39 of 51 states, about 12.96% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Ranked against every occupation Missouri publishes a median for, magnetic resonance imaging technologists sits 89 of 488 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- After federal, FICA and Missouri income tax, retained pay for magnetic resonance imaging technologists on $83,110 is $64,329. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $70,104 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 $82,880 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $65,400 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $83,110 |
| Top tenth earn over | $99,130 |
| This salary | $83,110 |
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 | $64,329 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $67,298 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$850 |
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 | $78,890 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,174 |
| 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 magnetic resonance imaging technologists in Missouri earn under $83,110 and half over. The published range runs $65,400 at the tenth percentile to $99,130 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Missouri the take-home figure of $64,329, from $83,110, 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 89 of 488 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Missouri, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $70,104, the adjusted value of that $83,110 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 89 of 488 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for magnetic resonance imaging technologists in Missouri, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $65,400 to $99,130; 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 $64,329 from $83,110. 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 89 of 488 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Missouri, so $70,104 — the adjusted value of that $83,110 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 89 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $65,400 at the bottom tenth to $99,130 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $70,104 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, $64,329 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 ($65,400 to $99,130) 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 $70,104 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 $64,329 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.