Radiation Therapists in Missouri
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$75,345
after federal, FICA and Missouri tax
Tax takes
$24,545
24.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$82,109
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
$99,890
Kept after tax
$75,345
Worth in national money
$82,109
State rank
26
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Missouri pays radiation therapists around $99,890 at the midpoint, 26 of 46 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Within Missouri this is well-paid work. Of 488 occupations with published figures in the state, radiation therapists ranks 53 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Missouri is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $99,890 the take-home is $75,345; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $82,109 would nationally. The average lands at $99,520, below the middle of the range.
- For radiation therapists the Missouri median is $99,890, ranking 26 of 46 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Ranked against every occupation Missouri publishes a median for, radiation therapists sits 53 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 radiation therapists in Missouri, on $99,890, is $75,345 — equivalent to $82,109 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 $99,520 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Radiation Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $70,340 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $99,890 |
| Top tenth earn over | $133,190 |
| This salary | $99,890 |
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 | $75,345 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $79,103 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$707 |
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 | $94,549 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$977 |
| 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 $99,890. The published range is $70,340 up to $133,190, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Missouri the take-home figure of $75,345, from $99,890, 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 53 of 488 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Missouri, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $82,109, the adjusted value of that $99,890 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 53 of 488 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for radiation therapists in Missouri the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $70,340 to $133,190. 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 $75,345 from $99,890. 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 53 of 488 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Missouri, so $82,109 — the adjusted value of that $99,890 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 53 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $70,340 and the top tenth $133,190, so most people doing this work in Missouri sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $82,109 in national terms.
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 $75,345.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 46 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($70,340 to $133,190) 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 $82,109 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 $75,345 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.