Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers in Missouri
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,564
after federal, FICA and Missouri tax
Tax takes
$7,326
17.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,756
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
$42,890
Kept after tax
$35,564
Worth in national money
$38,756
State rank
13
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Missouri is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $42,890, which ranks 13 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 8.89% above the national middle.
- Within Missouri this is lower-paid work. Of 488 occupations the state publishes figures for, this job ranks 376. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Missouri is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $42,890 the take-home is $35,564; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $38,756 would nationally. The average comes to $44,160, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Missouri ranks 13 of 51 states publishing a median for merchandise displayers and window trimmers, at $42,890 — about 8.89% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Against every occupation Missouri reports, merchandise displayers and window trimmers ranks 376 of 488, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Post-tax income for merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Missouri, on $42,890, is $35,564 — equivalent to $38,756 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 $44,160 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,150 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $42,890 |
| Top tenth earn over | $55,300 |
| This salary | $42,890 |
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 | $35,564 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $36,642 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,049 |
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 | $41,548 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,269 |
| 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 $42,890. The published range is $34,150 up to $55,300, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Missouri the take-home figure of $35,564, from $42,890, 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 376 of 488 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $38,756 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 376.
- Reported values are medians; for merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Missouri the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $34,150 to $55,300. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Missouri is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $35,564 from $42,890. 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 376 of 488 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $38,756, worked from $42,890, 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 376 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $34,150 at the bottom tenth to $55,300 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 $38,756 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $35,564.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($34,150 to $55,300) 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 $38,756 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 $35,564 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.