Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping in Missouri
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,083
after federal, FICA and Missouri tax
Tax takes
$8,137
17.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,502
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
$46,220
Kept after tax
$38,083
Worth in national money
$41,502
State rank
24
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Missouri is 24 of 49 states for this job, with a middle wage of $46,220. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 488 occupations Missouri reports figures for, this is number 338.
- Missouri is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $46,220 the take-home is $38,083; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $41,502 would nationally. The average comes to $46,390, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Missouri ranks 24 of 49 for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping at $46,220. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Missouri's occupational distribution, weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping sits at 338 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 weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Missouri, on $46,220, is $38,083 — equivalent to $41,502 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 $46,390 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,300 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,220 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,770 |
| This salary | $46,220 |
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 | $38,083 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,318 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,041 |
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 | $44,683 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,259 |
| 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 $46,220. The published range is $35,300 up to $59,770, 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 $38,083, worked from $46,220. 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 338 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Missouri, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $41,502, the adjusted value of that $46,220 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 338 of 488 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Missouri the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $35,300 to $59,770. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Missouri take-home of $38,083, on $46,220 for work ranking 338 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 338 of 488 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Missouri, so $41,502 — the adjusted value of that $46,220 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 338 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $35,300 at the tenth percentile, $59,770 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Missouri sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $41,502 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $38,083 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($35,300 to $59,770) 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 $41,502 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 $38,083 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.