Public Relations Managers in Missouri
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$85,074
after federal, FICA and Missouri tax
Tax takes
$29,636
25.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$92,712
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
$114,710
Kept after tax
$85,074
Worth in national money
$92,712
State rank
32
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Missouri is 32 of 48 states for public relations managers, with a middle wage of $114,710. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Missouri this is well-paid work. Of 488 occupations with published figures in the state, public relations managers ranks 26 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Missouri is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $114,710 the take-home is $85,074; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $92,712 would nationally. The average comes to $128,330, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Missouri ranks 32 of 48 for public relations managers at $114,710. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Ranked against every occupation Missouri publishes a median for, public relations managers sits 26 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.
- Post-tax income for public relations managers in Missouri, on $114,710, is $85,074 — equivalent to $92,712 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 $128,330 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Public Relations Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $74,350 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $114,710 |
| Top tenth earn over | $203,610 |
| This salary | $114,710 |
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 | $85,074 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $89,528 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$581 |
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 | $108,379 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$802 |
| 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 $114,710. The published range is $74,350 up to $203,610, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Missouri's $85,074, worked from $114,710. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 26 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Missouri, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $92,712, the adjusted value of that $114,710 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 26 of 488 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for public relations managers in Missouri the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $74,350 to $203,610. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Missouri take-home of $85,074, on $114,710 for work ranking 26 of 488 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 26 of 488 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Missouri, so $92,712 — the adjusted value of that $114,710 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 26 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $128,330, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $74,350 and the top tenth $203,610 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $92,712.
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 $85,074 of this wage survives to your account.
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 $128,330. 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 ($74,350) and the ninetieth ($203,610) 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 $92,712 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 $85,074 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.