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Salaries & Cost of Living in Bates County, MO

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 42 occupations in Bates County, MO.

Jobs listed
42
Kansas City, MO-KS
Median of medians
$46,225
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$839
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
42 of 42
Household income
$60,733
Census median per year
Property tax
$1,039
Census median per year

Pay and cost of living in Bates County, MO

Across the 42 occupations we cover in Bates County, MO, the middle median salary is $46,225 a year. Pay runs from $29,560 for Fast Food and Counter Workers up to $124,990 for Software Developers, a spread of $95,430. Wages come from the Kansas City, MO-KS survey area.

A one-bedroom apartment in Bates County, MO has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $839 a month and a two-bedroom $1,098. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $16,943 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $42,366 a year, and every one of the 42 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.

Housing, taxes and commute in Bates County, MO

The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Bates County, MO, set beside the Missouri and national medians.

Median household income in Bates County, MO is $60,733, 14% below the Missouri median of $70,702 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($10,068) equals 16.6% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $46,225, is 24% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.

Homeowners in Bates County, MO pay a median of $1,039 a year in real estate taxes, 47% below the Missouri median of $1,948. With a median home value of $170,800, 26% below the Missouri median of $230,300, the ratio of the two medians is 0.61% a year.

Renters in Bates County, MO pay a median gross rent of $786 a month in the Census survey, 24% below the Missouri median of $1,033. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $839; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.

Workers in Bates County, MO who travel to a workplace spend an average of 32.8 minutes each way, 40% above the Missouri average of 23.5. 9.8% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.

All jobs in Bates County, MO, highest paying first

Showing 1–42 of 42.

Occupations in Bates County, MO ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Software Developers$124,990$91,370$6,202
2Project Management Specialists$101,050$75,771$4,902
3General and Operations Managers$90,490$68,839$4,325
4Registered Nurses$83,040$63,948$3,917
5Accountants and Auditors$80,040$61,978$3,753
6Human Resources Specialists$75,190$58,794$3,488
7Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$72,580$57,081$3,345
8First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$66,780$53,273$3,028
9Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$66,250$52,925$2,999
10Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$64,950$52,072$2,927
11Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,200$49,307$2,697
12Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,060$49,201$2,688
13Computer User Support Specialists$60,210$48,558$2,635
14Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,170$48,528$2,632
15Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$54,990$44,609$2,306
16Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,940$41,546$2,050
17Construction Laborers$50,500$41,213$2,022
18Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,860$39,972$1,919
19First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$48,620$39,790$1,904
20Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,350$38,830$1,824
21Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,810$38,421$1,790
22Office Clerks, General$45,640$37,536$1,716
23Light Truck Drivers$45,290$37,271$1,694
24Packers and Packagers, Hand$44,460$36,643$1,642
25Customer Service Representatives$44,350$36,560$1,635
26Security Guards$41,810$34,639$1,475
27Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$41,700$34,555$1,468
28Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$41,450$34,366$1,452
29Nursing Assistants$39,710$33,050$1,342
30First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$39,210$32,672$1,311
31Cooks, Restaurant$37,370$31,280$1,195
32Receptionists and Information Clerks$37,210$31,159$1,185
33Stockers and Order Fillers$36,850$30,886$1,162
34Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,520$30,637$1,141
35Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,350$30,508$1,130
36Waiters and Waitresses$36,080$30,304$1,113
37Retail Salespersons$34,320$28,973$1,002
38Home Health and Personal Care Aides$32,780$27,808$905
39Childcare Workers$31,770$27,043$842
40Cashiers$30,700$26,234$774
41Cooks, Fast Food$30,170$25,833$741
42Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,560$25,372$702