Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers in Missouri
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,228
after federal, FICA and Missouri tax
Tax takes
$7,862
17.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,570
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
$45,090
Kept after tax
$37,228
Worth in national money
$40,570
State rank
39
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Missouri pays this job a middle wage of $45,090, 39 of 45 states and about 9.66% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 488 occupations Missouri reports figures for, this is number 357.
- Missouri is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $45,090 the take-home is $37,228; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $40,570 would nationally. The average comes to $46,070, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Missouri's $45,090 median for miscellaneous construction and related workers places it 39 of 45 states, about 9.66% 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.
- In Missouri's occupational distribution, miscellaneous construction and related workers sits at 357 of 488 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for miscellaneous construction and related workers in Missouri, on $45,090, is $37,228 — equivalent to $40,570 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 $46,070 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,820 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,090 |
| Top tenth earn over | $51,710 |
| This salary | $45,090 |
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 | $37,228 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,410 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,044 |
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 | $43,619 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,262 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $45,090 as a midpoint for Missouri, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $39,820 and the ninetieth is $51,710 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $37,228 take-home in Missouri comes from $45,090. 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 357 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Missouri, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $40,570, the adjusted value of that $45,090 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 357 of 488 in the state.
- The Missouri median of $45,090 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $39,820 to $51,710. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $37,228, from $45,090, 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 357 of 488 locally, and the state ranks 39 of 45 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Missouri, so $40,570 — the adjusted value of that $45,090 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 357 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $39,820 at the bottom tenth to $51,710 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $40,570 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, $37,228 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 45 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($39,820 to $51,710) 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 $40,570 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 $37,228 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.