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Salary vs. Cost of Living in Missouri

Compare take-home pay and living costs across 45 counties and 43 occupations in Missouri.

Counties
45
MO, listed here
Occupations
43
with published wages
Median of medians
$46,200
per year, before tax
Population covered
4,405,844
residents in listed counties

Salary and cost of living across Missouri

This page covers 45 Missouri counties and 43 occupations with published wages. Across all of them the median of the median salaries is $46,200 a year. Each county links to its own list of jobs, with take-home pay and cost-of-living math for every one.

Housing is the biggest difference between places: a one-bedroom Fair Market Rent runs from $735 a month in Butler County, MO to $1,366 in Jackson County, MO. Among counties with at least 20 listed occupations, St. Louis County, MO has the highest median-of-medians pay at $46,860. St. Louis County, MO has the largest share of occupations (100%) whose take-home pay covers rent, food, energy and gasoline.

Counties in Missouri, largest first

Showing 1–45 of 45.

Counties in Missouri with pay and rent summaries
CountyPopulationJobs listedTypical median pay1-bedroom rentJobs covering basics
St. Louis County, MO995,56942$46,860$1,104/mo100%
Jackson County, MO719,97636$46,225$1,366/mo100%
St. Charles County, MO414,53542$46,860$1,104/mo100%
Greene County, MO303,3755$56,070$913/mo100%
St. Louis city, MO288,51242$46,860$1,104/mo100%
Clay County, MO258,12236$46,225$1,366/mo100%
Jefferson County, MO229,45842$46,860$1,104/mo100%
Cass County, MO110,77336$46,225$1,366/mo100%
Platte County, MO110,37136$46,225$1,366/mo100%
Franklin County, MO105,95042$46,860$1,104/mo100%
Christian County, MO92,9155$56,070$913/mo100%
St. Francois County, MO66,9991$30,840$755/mo100%
Lincoln County, MO63,05742$46,860$1,104/mo100%
Butler County, MO42,0201$30,840$735/mo100%
Webster County, MO40,5005$56,070$913/mo100%
Howell County, MO40,3831$30,840$735/mo100%
Scott County, MO37,9331$30,840$785/mo100%
Warren County, MO37,17742$46,860$1,104/mo100%
Lafayette County, MO33,11536$46,225$1,366/mo100%
Polk County, MO32,4445$56,070$778/mo100%
Stoddard County, MO28,4701$30,840$735/mo100%
Dunklin County, MO27,4931$30,840$735/mo100%
Texas County, MO25,1611$30,840$735/mo100%
Washington County, MO23,4701$30,840$884/mo100%
Ray County, MO23,14536$46,225$1,366/mo100%
Clinton County, MO21,41436$46,225$1,366/mo100%
Perry County, MO18,9761$30,840$960/mo100%
Wright County, MO18,9651$30,840$735/mo100%
Ste. Genevieve County, MO18,5711$30,840$840/mo100%
Dallas County, MO17,5515$56,070$845/mo100%
Bates County, MO16,18636$46,225$839/mo100%
New Madrid County, MO15,7311$30,840$735/mo100%
Pemiscot County, MO14,9581$30,840$735/mo100%
Madison County, MO12,7291$30,840$813/mo100%
Douglas County, MO11,9651$30,840$735/mo100%
Mississippi County, MO11,9021$30,840$735/mo100%
Wayne County, MO10,8621$30,840$884/mo100%
Ripley County, MO10,7081$30,840$830/mo100%
Iron County, MO9,4461$30,840$880/mo100%
Caldwell County, MO8,92736$46,225$1,366/mo100%
Ozark County, MO8,8731$30,840$735/mo100%
Oregon County, MO8,6731$30,840$735/mo100%
Shannon County, MO7,1771$30,840$735/mo100%
Reynolds County, MO6,0101$30,840$735/mo100%
Carter County, MO5,2971$30,840$735/mo100%