Packers and Packagers, Hand in Missouri
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$31,615
after federal, FICA and Missouri tax
Tax takes
$6,055
16.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$34,453
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
$37,670
Kept after tax
$31,615
Worth in national money
$34,453
State rank
10
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Missouri pays packers and packagers, hand a middle wage of $37,670, ranking 10 of 51 states and sitting about 3.83% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Missouri, this one sits low: 423 of 488 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Missouri is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $37,670 the take-home is $31,615; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $34,453 would nationally. The average comes to $38,170, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Missouri's median for packers and packagers, hand is $37,670, about 3.83% above the national figure and 10 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Packers and packagers, hand occupies position 423 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.
- Post-tax income for packers and packagers, hand in Missouri, on $37,670, is $31,615 — equivalent to $34,453 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 $38,170 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Packers and Packagers, Hand
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,890 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $37,670 |
| Top tenth earn over | $46,800 |
| This salary | $37,670 |
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 | $31,615 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $32,448 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,062 |
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 | $36,633 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,284 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $37,670 as a midpoint for Missouri, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $29,890 and the ninetieth is $46,800 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Missouri the take-home figure of $31,615, from $37,670, 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 423 of 488 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $34,453, the adjusted value of that $37,670 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Missouri. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 423 of 488 locally.
- The Missouri median of $37,670 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $29,890 to $46,800. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Missouri is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $31,615 from $37,670. 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 423 of 488 locally.
- This $34,453 adjusted figure, worked from $37,670, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 423 of 488 in the state. The occupation ranks 423 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $29,890 and the top tenth $46,800, so most people doing this work in Missouri sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $34,453.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Missouri adds its own income tax on top — which is why $31,615 of this wage survives to your account.
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 ($29,890 to $46,800) 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 $34,453 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 $31,615 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.