Radiologic Technologists and Technicians in Missouri
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$57,744
after federal, FICA and Missouri tax
Tax takes
$15,336
21.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$62,928
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
$73,080
Kept after tax
$57,744
Worth in national money
$62,928
State rank
40
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Missouri. The middle earner gets $73,080. That is 40 of 51 states, and about 8.78% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 488 occupations Missouri reports figures for, this is number 133.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $73,080 you keep $57,744 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $62,928 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $73,150, since top earners drag the number up.
- For radiologic technologists and technicians, Missouri sits in the lower band at $73,080, ranking 40 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 8.78%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In Missouri's occupational distribution, radiologic technologists and technicians sits at 133 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.
- Retained pay in Missouri is $57,744 after the full tax stack, from $73,080. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $62,928 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $73,150 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $50,810 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $73,080 |
| Top tenth earn over | $97,150 |
| This salary | $73,080 |
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 | $57,744 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $60,242 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$935 |
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 | $69,530 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,292 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of radiologic technologists and technicians in Missouri earn under $73,080 and half over. The published range runs $50,810 at the tenth percentile to $97,150 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $57,744 take-home in Missouri comes from $73,080. 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 133 of 488.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $62,928 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 133.
- Figures are distribution medians for radiologic technologists and technicians in Missouri, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $50,810 to $97,150; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $57,744, from $73,080, 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 133 of 488 locally, and the state ranks 40 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $62,928, worked from $73,080, 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 133 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $50,810 at the bottom tenth to $97,150 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $62,928.
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 $57,744 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($50,810 to $97,150) 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 $62,928 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 $57,744 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.