Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Missouri
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$58,768
after federal, FICA and Missouri tax
Tax takes
$15,872
21.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$64,044
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
$74,640
Kept after tax
$58,768
Worth in national money
$64,044
State rank
35
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Missouri is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $74,640, ranking 35 of 48 states — about 6.63% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 128 among 488 occupations Missouri publishes pay for.
- Missouri is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $74,640 the take-home is $58,768; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $64,044 would nationally. The average comes to $82,840, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Missouri ranks 35 of 48 for mathematical science teachers, postsecondary, with a median of $74,640 — about 6.63% 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 128 of 488 in Missouri places mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 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 mathematical science teachers, postsecondary in Missouri, on $74,640, is $58,768 — equivalent to $64,044 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 $82,840 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,270 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $74,640 |
| Top tenth earn over | $124,800 |
| This salary | $74,640 |
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 | $58,768 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $61,339 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$922 |
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 | $70,986 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,274 |
| 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 $74,640. The published range is $47,270 up to $124,800, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $58,768 take-home in Missouri comes from $74,640. 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 128 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Missouri, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $64,044, the adjusted value of that $74,640 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 128 of 488 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for mathematical science teachers, postsecondary in Missouri the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $47,270 to $124,800. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $58,768, from $74,640, 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 128 of 488 locally, and the state ranks 35 of 48 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Missouri, so $64,044 — the adjusted value of that $74,640 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 128 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $82,840 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $47,270 and the top tenth $124,800 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $64,044 in national terms.
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, $58,768 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 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 $82,840. 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 ($47,270) and the ninetieth ($124,800) 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 $64,044 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 $58,768 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.